A stochastic decision-based approach to assessing the status of the delaware bay blue crab stock

American Fisheries Society Symposium

Volumn 2002, Issue 27, 2002, Pages 63-82

  Helser, Thomas E ^a,c   Sharov, Alexei ^b   Kahn, Desmond M ^a  

^a Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife   (United States)

^b MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^c NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS;

EID: 22544482588     PISSN: 08922284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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