Comparisons of catch and precision of pop nets, push nets, and seines for sampling larval and juvenile yellow perch

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1554-1562

  Paradis, Yves ^a   Mingelbier, Marc ^b   Brodeur, Philippe ^b   Magnan, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGE CLASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FISHING GEAR; JUVENILE; LARVA; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; OPEN WATER; PERCID; PRECISION; SAMPLING; SEASONALITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

PERCA; PERCA FLAVESCENS;

EID: 56549111930     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M07-122.1     Document Type: Article

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