Coastal spawning by winter flounder and a reassessment of essential fish habitat in the Gulf of Maine

Fisheries Research

Volumn 141, Issue , 2013, Pages 118-129

  Fairchild, Elizabeth A ^a   Siceloff, Laughlin ^a   Howell, W Huntting ^a   Hoffman, Bill ^b   Armstrong, Michael P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries   (United States)

Author keywords

Gulf of Maine; Spawning location; Spawning season; Telemetry; Winter flounder

Indexed keywords

PLEURONECTOIDEI; PSEUDOPLEURONECTES AMERICANUS;

EID: 84876953357     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2012.05.007     Document Type: Article

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