A comparison of two fishery-independent survey programs used to define the population structure of American lobster (Homarus americanus) in the Gulf of Maine

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 247-255

  Chen, Yong ^a   Sherman, Sally ^b   Wilson, Carl ^b   Sowles, John ^b   Kanaiwa, Minoru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b MAINE DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FISHERY; LOBSTER; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SURVEYING; TRAWLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MAINE;

HOMARUS AMERICANUS; LOBSTER;

EID: 33747491965     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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