An examination of the use of angling data to estimate total returns of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, to two rivers in Newfoundland, Canada

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 201-208

  O'Connell, M F ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angling data; Atlantic salmon; Estimates of returns; Exploitation rate; Fish counting; Stock assessment

Indexed keywords

CATCH STATISTICS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; RETURN MIGRATION; SPORT FISHING; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

CANADA;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 0041736607     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2400.2003.00342.x     Document Type: Article

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