Spatial and temporal changes in the distribution of Rastrineobola argentea in Lake Victoria

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 398-406

  Tumwebaze, R ^a   Cowx, I ^b   Ridgway, S ^b   Getabu, A ^c   MacLennan, D N ^d  

^a Department for Fisheries Resources ^*  (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d Orchard   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic survey; Biomass estimates; Fisheries management; Stock dynamics; Yield

Indexed keywords

LATES NILOTICUS; RASTRINEOBOLA ARGENTEA;

EID: 36549050377     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980701709527     Document Type: Article

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