An assessment of discard mortality for two Alaskan crab species, Tanner crab (Chionoecetes bairdi) and snow crab (C. opilio), based on reflex impairment

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 337-347

  Stoner, Allan W ^a   Rose, Craig S ^b   Munk, J Eric ^a   Hammond, Carwyn F ^b   Davis, Michael W ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIONOECETES BAIRDI; CHIONOECETES OPILIO; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PISCES;

EID: 55049135949     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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