A hierarchical approach to determining reference points for Pandalid shrimp

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1373-1391

  Cadrin, Steven X ^a   Boutillier, James A ^b   Idoine, Josef S ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; SHRIMP FISHERY; STANDARD (REFERENCE);

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PANDALIDAE;

EID: 11444267530     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F04-133     Document Type: Review

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