The use of angler diary surveys to evaluate long-term changes in muskellunge populations on Lake of the Woods, Ontario

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 79, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 71-83

  Mosindy, Thomas E ^a   Duffy, Mark J ^b  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^b Saskatchewan Environment   (Canada)

Author keywords

Catch and release rates; Catch equality indices; Esox masquinongy; Minimum size limits; Volunteer angler diaries

Indexed keywords

ANGLING; ASSESSMENT METHOD; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY SURVEY; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MONITORING; TELEOST; TRACKING;

LAKE OF THE WOODS; NORTH AMERICA;

ESOX MASQUINONGY;

EID: 34247334947     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-006-9167-4     Document Type: Article

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