Impacts of V-notching the American lobster

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 489-496

  Deangelis, Bryan M ^a   Cooper, Richard ^b,d   Clancy, Michael ^c   Cooper, Christopher ^d   Angell, Thomas ^e   Olszewski, Scott ^e   Colburn, Warren ^d   Catena, John ^f  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Ocean Technology Foundation   (United States)

^e RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^f NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Homarus americanus; lobster; North Cape; oil spill; v notch

Indexed keywords

HOMARUS AMERICANUS; LOBSTER;

EID: 77955237438     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/035.029.0227     Document Type: Article

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