Lake Erie Yellow perch age estimation based on three structures: Precision, processing times, and management implications

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 563-571

  Vandergoot, Christopher S ^a   Bur, Michael T ^b   Powell, Kipp A ^b,c  

^a OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Devine Tarbell and Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; AGE STRUCTURE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ERROR ANALYSIS; FISHERY ECONOMICS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MORTALITY; OTOLITH; PERCID; PRECISION;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ERIE; NORTH AMERICA;

PERCA; PERCA FLAVESCENS;

EID: 43449117777     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M07-064.1     Document Type: Article

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