Seasonal movements of Atlantic rock crab (Cancer irroratus Say) transplanted into a mussel aquaculture site

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 509-517

  Comeau, Luc André ^a   Sonier, Rémi ^a   Hanson, John Mark ^a  

^a GULF FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acoustic telemetry; Cancer irroratus; Migration; Mytilus edulis

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE SYSTEM; CANCER; COASTAL WATER; CRAB; INVASIVE SPECIES; MARICULTURE; MUSSEL CULTURE; OVERWINTERING; SEASONAL VARIATION; TELEMETRY;

CANADA; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND [CANADA];

CANCER IRRORATUS; CANCRIDAE; CIONA INTESTINALIS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MYTILUS EDULIS; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 84858157381     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2011.02856.x     Document Type: Article

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