An evaluation of electric fishing for assessment of resident eel in rivers

Fisheries Research

Volumn 123-124, Issue , 2012, Pages 4-8

  Baldwin, Liz ^a   Aprahamian, Miran ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catch efficiency; Electric fishing; European eel

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 84858279782     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2011.11.011     Document Type: Article

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