Trends in Maine softshell clam landings

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 475-480

  Congleton Jr , William R ^a   Vassiliev, Tracy ^a   Bayer, Robert C ^a   Pearce, Bryan R ^b   Jacques, Jennifer ^a   Gillman, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b University of Maine   (United States)

Author keywords

Clam landings; Green crabs; Gulf of Maine; Shellfish management

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; BREEDING POPULATION; CLAM CULTURE; CRAB; FISHING GEAR; LARVAL TRANSPORT; PREDATION;

MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MYA ARENARIA;

EID: 33747693780     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2006)25[475:TIMSCL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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