Current status and temporal trends in stocks of European eel in England and Wales

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1368-1378

  Bark, A ^a   Williams, B ^a   Knights, B ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla; Assessment; Management; Population; Reference points; Stocks

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; DATA ACQUISITION; EEL; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; RECRUITMENT; SEX RATIO; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

EID: 35948952727     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsm117     Document Type: Conference Paper

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