Status of New Zealand fresh-water eel stocks and management initiatives

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1379-1386

  Jellyman, Don J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Abundance; Anguilla; Exploitation; Fresh water eels; Management; Maori; Quota; Recruitment; Status

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; EEL; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FRESHWATER; JUVENILE; RECRUITMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANGUILLA AUSTRALIS; ANGUILLA DIEFFENBACHII;

EID: 36049032100     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsm073     Document Type: Conference Paper

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