Growth of common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) in cages suspended from rafts

Scientia Marina

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 121-129

  Chapela, Alberte ^a   González, Ángel F ^a   Dawe, Earl G ^b   Rocha, Francisco J ^a   Guerra, Ángel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Growth; NW Spain; Octopus vulgaris; Ongrowing

Indexed keywords

CAGE CULTURE; CLIMATE EFFECT; FISHERY; GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY; MUSSEL CULTURE; SALINITY; SPAWNING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; PONTEVEDRA [GALICIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; VIGO;

ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; OCTOPUS; OCTOPUS VULGARIS;

EID: 33646710107     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 02148358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2006.70n1121     Document Type: Article

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