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Computation and interpretation of biological statistics of fish populations

William E. Ricker
- Vol. 191, pp 1-382
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A Life History Approach to the Assessment and Management of Deepwater Fisheries in the Northeast Atlantic

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A note on a spawner—recruit relationship for a heavily exploited bivalve: the case of northern quahogs (hard clams), mercenaria mercenaria in great south bay new york

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The health status of European silver eels, Anguilla anguilla, in the Dutch River Rhine Watershed and lake IJsselmeer

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A rapid assessment approach to prioritizing streams for control of Great Lakes sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus): a case study in adaptive management

TL;DR: Mark-recapture results indicated that prioritizing streams for treat- ment using RA may result in higher numbers of metamorphosing and larval lampreys killed than by using QAS, which is currently being adopted throughout the Great Lakes as the method for assessing larval sea lamprey populations.