Estimated sea louse egg production from Marine Harvest Canada farmed Atlantic salmon in the Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia, 2003-2004

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 187-197

  Orr, Craig ^a  

^a Watershed Watch Salmon Society   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG PRODUCTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; ISOPOD; JUVENILE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE; SALMONID;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; BROUGHTON ARCHIPELAGO; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

LEPEOPHTHEIRUS SALMONIS; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA; ONCORHYNCHUS KETA; PHTHIRAPTERA; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 34147123710     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M06-043.1     Document Type: Article

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