Fishery biology and biological reference points for management of ocean quahogs (Arctica islandica) off Iceland

Fisheries Research

Volumn 75, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 97-106

  Thorarinsdóttir, Gudrun G ^a   Jacobson, Larry D ^b  

^a MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iceland)

^b NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctica islandica; Biological reference points; Management; Ocean quahog

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; ICELAND; WORLD;

ARCTICA ISLANDICA; BIVALVIA;

EID: 22544463683     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2005.04.010     Document Type: Article

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