Blue crab mortality in the North Carolina soft-shell industry: Biological and operational effects

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 241-249

  Chaves, Juan C ^a   Eggleston, David B ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue crab; Callinectes sapidus; Crab mortality; Density dependence; Management issues; Peeler crab; Soft shell industry

Indexed keywords

CRAB FISHERY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MOLT; MORTALITY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; WATER QUALITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PORTUNIDAE;

EID: 0042126942     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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