Dynamic angling effort influences the value of minimum-length limits to prevent recruitment overfishing

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 247-257

  Allen, M S ^a   Ahrens, R N M ^a   Hansen, M J ^b   Arlinghaus, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Angler behaviour; Black crappie; Recreational fisheries; Regulations; Sustainability; Walleye

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANGLING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FISHING EFFORT; OVERFISHING; POPULATION DECLINE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); STOCK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

POMOXIS NIGROMACULATUS; SANDER VITREUS; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 84875052738     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: 13652400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2012.00871.x     Document Type: Article

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