Management methods for a sea urchin dive fishery with individual fishing zones

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 929-938

  Miller, Robert J ^a   Nolan, Stephen C ^a  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fishery management; Green sea urchin; Strongylocentrotus

Indexed keywords

ECHINOIDEA; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS;

EID: 50049112486     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2008)27[929:MMFASU]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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