Gear effects on marine habitats: Harvesting northern quahogs in a shallow sandy bed at two levels of intensity with a short rake

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1221-1227

  MacKenzie Jr , Clyde L ^a   Pikanowski, Robert ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GRAIN SIZE; HARVESTING; SHELLFISH FISHERY; ZOOBENTHOS;

NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; RARITAN BAY; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

INVERTEBRATA; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA;

EID: 11244257428     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M03-127.1     Document Type: Article

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