A review of the fishery and biology of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, in South Carolina

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 459-463

  David Whitaker, J ^a   Delancey, Lawrence B ^a   Jenkins, James E ^a   Maddox, Mark B ^a  

^a SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue crab; Callinectes sapidus; Fishery; South Carolina; Stock trends

Indexed keywords

CATCH STATISTICS; CRAB FISHERY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY PRODUCTION; LIFE HISTORY;

UNITED STATES;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DECAPODA;

EID: 0345267250     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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