Edible crab (Cancer pagurus) larvae surveys off the east coast of England: Implications for stock structure

Fisheries Research

Volumn 65, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 191-199

  Eaton, D R ^a   Brown, J ^a,b   Addison, J T ^a   Milligan, S P ^a   Fernand, L J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre for Coastal and Marine Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer pagurus; Decapods; Larvae; Recruitment; Stock structure

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DRIFT; CRAB; LARVAL TRANSPORT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RECRUITMENT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CANCER PAGURUS; CANCRIDAE; DECAPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PAGURUS;

EID: 0348017040     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2003.09.036     Document Type: Conference Paper

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