Continental shelf nurseries and recruitment variability in American plaice and yellowtail flounder on the Grand Bank: Insights into stock resiliency

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 271-286

  Walsh, Stephen J ^a   Simpson, Mark ^a   Morgan, M Joanne ^a  

^a NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

American plaice; Compensation; Generalised additive models; Juveniles; Nurseries; Recruitment; Stock recovery; Yellowtail flounder

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DECLINE; RECRUITMENT; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GRAND BANKS;

HIPPOGLOSSOIDES; HIPPOGLOSSOIDES PLATESSOIDES; LIMANDA; LIMANDA FERRUGINEA; PLEURONECTES PLATESSA; PLEURONECTOIDEI;

EID: 2342618904     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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