Mandatory catch and release and maximum length limits for largemouth bass in Minnesota: Is exploitation still a relevant concern?

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 209-220

  Carlson, Andrew J ^a   Isermann, Daniel A ^a  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCH COMPOSITION; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; ELECTROFISHING; EXPLOITATION; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PERCIFORM; SIZE STRUCTURE;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES;

EID: 79955096270     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M08-256.1     Document Type: Article

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