The eel fishery in Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland - An example of sustainable management?

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 377-385

  Rosell, Robert ^a   Evans, D ^b   Allen, M ^c  

^a Aquatic Systems Group   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c Biometrics Division   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla; Eel; Fishery management; Stock recruitment

Indexed keywords

EEL; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; RECRUITMENT; STOCK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LOUGH NEAGH; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33744491464     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: 13652400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2005.00464.x     Document Type: Article

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