Capture efficiency and size selectivity of hydraulic clam dredges used in fishing for ocean quahogs (Arctica islandica): Simultaneous estimation in the SELECT model

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 345-354

  Thorarinsdóttir, Gudrun G ^a   Jacobson, Larry ^b   Ragnarsson, Stefan Áki ^a   Garcia, Elena Guijarro ^a   Gunnarsson, Karl ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iceland)

^b NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctica islandica; Hydraulic dredge capture efficiency; Ocean quahog; SELECT model; Size selectivity

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CAPTURE METHOD; CLAM FISHERY; DREDGER; PHYTOMASS; SHALLOW WATER; SIZE SELECTION; STOCK ASSESSMENT; ZOOBENTHOS;

ICELAND; UNITED STATES;

ARCTICA ISLANDICA; BIVALVIA; MERCENARIA;

EID: 76649093898     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp236     Document Type: Article

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