Determination of factors influencing stomach content retention by striped bass captured using gillnets

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 903-910

  Sutton, T M ^a,c   Cyterski, M J ^a,d   Ney, J J ^a   Duval, M C ^b,e  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^e MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Gillnets; Mesh size; Morone saxatilis; Regurgitation; Striped bass

Indexed keywords

FISH; GILLNET; MESH SIZE; STOMACH CONTENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

MORONE; MORONE SAXATILIS; PISCES;

EID: 1942457248     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2004.0358.x     Document Type: Article

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