Indicators of abundance and spatial distribution of lobsters (Homarus americanus) from standard traps

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 387-399

  Tremblay, M John ^a   Macdonald, Carl ^b   Claytor, Ross R ^a  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b Fishermen and Scientists Research Society   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Catchability; CPUE; Fishery; Lobster; Prerecruits

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOINDICATOR; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; CATCHABILITY; LOBSTER FISHERY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STANDARDIZATION; TRAP (EQUIPMENT);

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

HOMARUS AMERICANUS; LOBSTER;

EID: 67650812520     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330909510008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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