Rebuilding viable spawner patches of the overfished Spisula solida (Mollusca: Bivalvia): A preliminary contribution to fishery sustainability

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60-64

  Joaquim, Sandra ^a   Gaspar, Miguel B ^a   Matias, Domitília ^a   Ben Hamadou, Radhouan ^b   Arnold, William S ^c  

^a INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Clams; Population enhancement; Restoration; Spisula solida; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; OVERFISHING; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SPAWNING; STOCK ENHANCEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; TRANSPLANTATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA; SPISULA; SPISULA SOLIDA;

EID: 44649203492     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsm167     Document Type: Article

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