A review of recent studies investigating seminatural rearing strategies as a tool for increasing Pacific salmon postrelease survival

American Fisheries Society Symposium

Volumn 2005, Issue 44, 2005, Pages 573-584

  Maynard, Desmond J ^a   Flagg, Thomas A ^a   Iwamoto, Robert N ^a   Mahnken, Conrad V W ^a  

^a NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

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ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 21744439135     PISSN: 08922284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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