Optimising recreational harvests of blue cod: The effects of catch-and-release mortality and size selectivity

Fisheries Research

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 184-195

  Henderson, I M ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Parapercis colias; Recreational fishing; Release mortality; Size selectivity; Spawning biomass per recruit; Yield per recruit

Indexed keywords

PARAPERCIS COLIAS; PINGUIPEDIDAE;

EID: 67650578577     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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