Development of long-term larval indices for Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) on the northeast US continental shelf

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 617-627

  Richardson, David E ^a   Hare, Jonathan A ^a   Overholtz, William J ^b   Johnson, Donna L ^c  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clupeidae; Fisheries independent index; Georges Bank; Ichthyoplankton; Larval mortality; Seasonality of spawning

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGE STRUCTURE; CLUPEOID; CONTINENTAL SHELF; HATCHING; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; LARVA; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SPAWNING; STOCK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL;

UNITED STATES;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEIDAE;

EID: 77951449186     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp276     Document Type: Article

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