A review of the effects of catch-and-release angling on black bass, Micropterus spp.: Implications for conservation and management of populations

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 91-101

  Siepker, Mike J ^a   Ostrand, K G ^b   Cooke, S J ^c   Philipp, D P ^d   Wahl, D H ^d  

^a MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

^b ABERNATHY FISH TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Angling; Catch and release; Largemouth bass; Smallmouth bass; Sublethal stress

Indexed keywords

ANGLING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FISH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; PERCIFORMES;

EID: 33947413930     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: 13652400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2007.00529.x     Document Type: Review

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