The exploitation of the migrating silver American eel in the St. Lawrence River Estuary, Québec, Canada

American Fisheries Society Symposium

Volumn 2003, Issue 33, 2003, Pages 225-234

  Verreault, Guy ^a   Pettigrew, Pierre ^a   Tardif, Rémi ^a   Pouliot, Gontrand ^a  

^a Direction de l'Aménagement de la Faune du Bas Saint Laurent   (Canada)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA ROSTRATA; ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 24344457646     PISSN: 08922284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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