The Chesapeake Bay blue crab (Callinectes sapidus): A multidisciplinary approach to responsible stock replenishment

Reviews in Fisheries Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 24-34

  Zohar, Yonathan ^a   Hines, Anson H ^b   Zmora, Oded ^a   Johnson, Eric G ^a   Lipcius, Romuald N ^c   Seitz, Rochelle D ^c   Eggleston, David B ^d   Place, Allen R ^a   Schott, Eric J ^a   Stubblefield, John D ^a   Chung, J Sook ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding stock restoration; Hatchery; Release strategies; Stock enhancement; Tag and recapture

Indexed keywords

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 40249092175     PISSN: 10641262     EISSN: 15476553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641260701681623     Document Type: Article

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