The relationship between American lobster catch, entry rate into traps and density

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 59-68

  Watson, Win ^a   Jury, Steven H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

catch; catchability; crustaceans; Homarus americanus; Lobster; traps; video

Indexed keywords

CATCH COMPOSITION; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; CRUSTACEAN; ESTIMATION METHOD; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; LOBSTER; POPULATION DENSITY; SURVEY; TRAP (EQUIPMENT);

NEW HAMPSHIRE; UNITED STATES;

CRUSTACEA; HOMARUS AMERICANUS; LOBSTER;

EID: 84868262844     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2012.727430     Document Type: Article

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