Fisherman choice and incidental catch: Size frequency of oyster landings in the New Jersey oyster fishery

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 469-476

  Powell, Eric N ^a   Gendek, Jeffrey J ^a   Ashton Alcox, Kathryn A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crassostrea; Fishery landings; Oyster; Selectivity; Size frequency distribution fisheries management

Indexed keywords

FISHERY;

NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; CRASSOSTREA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 23944435384     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2005)24[469:FCAICS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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