Appraisal of the potential for a future fishery on whelks (Buccinum undatum) in Swedish waters: CPUE and biological aspects

Fisheries Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 215-227

  Valentinsson, Daniel ^a,b   Sjödin, Frank ^a   Jonsson, Per R ^a   Nilsson, Per ^a   Wheatley, Colin ^a  

^a GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Buccinum; Fishery; Population density; Size at sexual maturity; Sweden; Whelk

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; FISHERY; GROWTH; MATURATION; PARASITISM; SIZE; SWEDEN;

FISHERY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FUTURE PROSPECT; HARVESTING; MATURATION;

SWEDEN;

BUCCINUM UNDATUM;

EID: 0344132586     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(99)00050-8     Document Type: Article

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