The dynamics of a recovering fish stock: Georges Bank herring

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-82

  Melvin, Gary D ^a   Stephenson, Robert L ^a  

^a ST ANDREWS BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age structure; Density dependent growth; Fishery; Herring; Population dynamics; Stock recovery

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGE STRUCTURE; BREEDING POPULATION; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FINFISH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; PELAGIC FISH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPAWNING POPULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GEORGES BANK;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEIDAE;

EID: 34447617217     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsl018     Document Type: Article

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