Electrofishing power requirements in relation to duty cycle

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-62

  Miranda, L E ^a   Dolan, C R ^a,b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b IL Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ELECTROFISHING;

EID: 1542473705     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M02-114     Document Type: Article

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