Size selectivity, injury, handling time, and determinants of initial hooking mortality in recreational angling for northern pike: The influence of type and size of bait

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 123-134

  Arlinghaus, Robert ^a,b   Klefoth, Thomas ^b   Kobler, Alexander ^c   Cooke, Steven J ^d  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^d CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGLING; BAIT; INJURY; MORTALITY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SIZE SELECTION; TELEOST;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

ALOSINAE; ESOX LUCIUS;

EID: 42049106803     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M06-263.1     Document Type: Article

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