An efficient smolt trap for sandy and debris-laden streams

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1276-1286

  Scace, Justin G ^a   Letcher, Benjamin H ^b   Noreika, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MIGRATORY POPULATION; RADIOTELEMETRY; RESEARCH WORK; SALMONID; SMOLT; STREAM; TRAP FISHING;

SALMONIDAE;

EID: 37749021615     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M07-036.1     Document Type: Article

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