Fisheries assessment of Callinectes arcuatus (Brachyura, Portunidae) in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica

Fisheries Research

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 301-311

  Fischer, Sönke ^a   Wolff, Matthias ^b  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR TROPICAL MARINE RESEARCH ZMT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Callinectes acuatus; Costa Rica; Crab fishery; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

CRAB FISHERY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SIZE AT MATURITY;

GULF OF NICOYA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

BRACHYURA; CALLINECTES; CALLINECTES ARCUATUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PORTUNIDAE;

EID: 32644475751     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2005.11.009     Document Type: Article

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