Comparison of vented and ventless trap catches of American lobster with scuba transect surveys

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 389-401

  Courchene, Brent ^a,b   Stokesbury, Kevin D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b AECOM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMARUS AMERICANUS; LOBSTER;

EID: 80052311879     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/035.030.0227     Document Type: Article

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