Effects of population-specific variation in age and length on fishery selection and exploitation rates of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 896-908

  Kendall, Neala W ^a   Quinn, Thomas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; BODY SIZE; FISHERY; GILLNET; INTENSIVE CULTURE; SALMONID; SIZE AT MATURITY; SPAWNING;

ALASKA; BRISTOL BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WOOD RIVER;

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 64749094294     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F09-047     Document Type: Article

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