Active Management of Walleye Fisheries in Alberta: Dilemmas of Managing Recovering Fisheries

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1343-1358

  Sullivan, Michael G ^a  

^a Alberta Sustainable Resource Development   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SALMONID;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

COREGONUS; COREGONUS CLUPEAFORMIS; SALMONIDAE; STIZOSTEDION; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 0348034381     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M01-232AM     Document Type: Article

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