Stocking contribution and growth of largemouth bass stocked at 50 and 100 mm into backwaters of the Arkansas River

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 434-441

  Colvin, N Elizabeth ^a,b   Racey, Christopher L ^a,c   Lochmann, Steve E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF   (United States)

^b Georgia Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

^c ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKWATER; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; FISHING EFFORT; GROWTH RATE; MOVEMENT; PERCIFORM; POPULATION GROWTH; STOCK ASSESSMENT; WILD POPULATION;

ARKANSAS RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES;

EID: 43449110440     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M07-052.1     Document Type: Article

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