The effects of the net fishery closure on angling catch in the River Hvítá, Iceland

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 73-78

  Einarsson, Sigurdur M ^a   Gudbergsson, G ^b  

^a Institute of Freshwater Fisheries   (Iceland)

^b Institute of Freshwater Fisheries Reykjavik   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Angling; Atlantic salmon; Exploitation; Iceland; Lease; Net fishery

Indexed keywords

FISHING; POPULATION DECLINE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SALMONID;

ICELAND;

SALMO; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0038137997     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2400.2003.00317.x     Document Type: Article

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