A comparison of circle hook and straight hook performance in recreational fisheries for juvenile atlantic bluefin tuna

American Fisheries Society Symposium

Volumn 2002, Issue 30, 2002, Pages 57-65

  Skomal, Gregory B ^a   Chase, Bradford C ^b   Prince, Eric D ^c  

^a Martha's Vineyard Research Station   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries   (United States)

^c SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 24344456393     PISSN: 08922284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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