Royal cucumber (Stichopus regalis) in the northwestern Mediterranean: Distribution pattern and fishery

Fisheries Research

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-27

  Ramón, Montserrat ^a,b   Lleonart, Jordi ^b   Massutí, Enric ^a  

^a Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Commercial cucumber; NW Mediterranean; Stichopus regalis; Trawl fisheries

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; HOLOTHUROIDEA; STICHOPUS; STICHOPUS REGALIS;

EID: 77955573536     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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