Seasonal dispersion of Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) summering off British Columbia and the US Pacific Northwest evaluated via satellite archival tagging

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1409-1422

  Loher, Timothy ^a   Blood, Calvin L ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL PACIFIC HALIBUT COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DISPERSION; EMIGRATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPAWNING; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TAGGING; TELEOST;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; UNITED STATES;

HIPPOGLOSSUS STENOLEPIS;

EID: 70349609688     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F09-093     Document Type: Article

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