Variability in trap catches for an American lobster, Homarus americanus, spring fishery

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 401-410

  Comeau, Michel ^a   Smith, Melissa D ^b,c   Mallet, Manon ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MAINE DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

At sea sampling; Gulf of St. Lawrence; Trap variability; Variance

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING GEAR; HARVESTING; LOBSTER FISHERY; SAMPLING; TRAP FISHING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE; NORTH AMERICA;

HOMARUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 67650835333     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330909510009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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