Evaluation of sampling techniques for age-0 lake sturgeon in a lake Michigan tributary

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1378-1385

  Benson, Angela C ^a,d   Sutton, Trent M ^a   Elliott, Robert F ^b   Meronek, Thomas G ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Green Bay Fishery Resources Office   (United States)

^c WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^d INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHING GEAR; SAMPLING; SIZE SELECTION;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA;

ACIPENSER FULVESCENS;

EID: 30744447222     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M04-172.1     Document Type: Article

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