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Authors :
Zorpette, Glenn
Westmorland, F. Stuart
Source :
Scientific American. Jan99, Vol. 280 Issue 1, p100. 6p. 8 Color Photographs.
Publication Year :
1999

Abstract

Examines the effect of commercial fishing on coho and chinook salmon near British Columbia. Government restrictions on fishing; The comparatively small numbers of coho and chinook; Reasons they are dying out; Methods of recording survival rate; Methods of catching them; Attempts to spawn and rear them in hatcheries; Community attitudes; Difficulties with the study.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00368733
Volume :
280
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Scientific American
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
1369456
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0199-100