Outdoor tank and pond spawning of cobia, Rachycentron canadum, in coastal South Carolina

Journal of Applied Aquaculture

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1-16

  Weirich, Charles R ^a,b   Stokes, Alvin D ^a   Smith, Theodore I J ^b,c   Jenkins, Wallace E ^c   Denson, Michael R ^c  

^a Waddell Mariculture Center   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c MARINE RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cobia; Rachycentron canadum; Reproduction; Spawning

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; FISH; FISH CULTURE; SPAWNING; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

RACHYCENTRON CANADUM;

EID: 33747269380     PISSN: 10454438     EISSN: 15450805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J028v18n03_01     Document Type: Article

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