Determining minimum ultimate size, setting size limits, and developing trophy standards and indices of comparable size for maintaining quality muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) populations and sports fisheries

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 79, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 137-154

  Casselman, John M ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

99 confidence limits; Age; Growth index; Growth potential; L infinity; Length; Minimum ultimate size; Muskellunge; Size limit; Trophy standard; Weight

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; DETECTION METHOD; GROWTH; SIZE; SPORT FISHING; STANDARD (REFERENCE); TELEOST; WEIGHT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ESOX MASQUINONGY;

EID: 34247367553     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-007-9192-y     Document Type: Article

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