Life history consequences of overexploitation to population recovery in Northwest Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 824-832

  Hutchings, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GADOID FISHERY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; OVERFISHING; POPULATION GROWTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

GADUS MORHUA; PISCES;

EID: 22044449049     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f05-081     Document Type: Conference Paper

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