Life History and Ecology of American Plaice ( Hippoglossoides platessoides F.) in the Magdalen Shallows
Males reach marketable size (32 cm) at age 10, and females at age 8. Sexual maturity is attained at 25 cm (age 6) for males and 41 cm (age 10) for females, and maximum spawning occurs annually from mid April to mid May. Commercial fishing has reduced the number of year-classes in the fishery from ab...
| Published in: | Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1965
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f65-050 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f65-050 |