Use of ultrasonic telemetry to determine the area of bait influence and trapping area of American lobster, Homarus americanus, traps

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 411-418

  Watson III, Winsor H ^a   Golet, Walt ^a   Scopel, Darren ^a   Jury, Steve ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b MariCal Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

CPUE; Home range; Tracking; Trap; Video

Indexed keywords

BAIT; HOME RANGE; LOBSTER FISHERY; MESOCOSM; POPULATION DENSITY; TELEMETRY; TRAP FISHING; TRAPPING; ULTRASONICS;

ANIMALIA; HOMARUS AMERICANUS; LOBSTER;

EID: 67650783644     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330909510010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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