Sea cage aquaculture affects distribution of wild fish at large spatial scales

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1289-1295

  Goodbrand, L ^a   Abrahams, M V ^a   Rose, G A ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Memorial University   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; FISH CULTURE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; SALMONID; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SURVEY; WILD POPULATION;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR;

EID: 84883287174     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2012-0317     Document Type: Article

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