A comparison of late eighteenth century and present‐day fishery surveys on the River Witham, Lincolnshire, UK

A late‐eighteenth century manuscript recording the netted catches of fish in the lower River Witham, Lincolnshire, UK by Joseph Banks was analysed to provide the total weights and numbers of pike, Esox lucius L., perch, Perca fluviatilis L., eels, Anguilla anguilla (L.) and unsorted cyprinids. A num...

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Published in:Fisheries Management and Ecology
Main Authors: FORBES, I., WHEELER, A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1997
Subjects:
Anguilla anguilla
Burbot
Lota lota
lota
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2400.1997.00055.x
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title_full A comparison of late eighteenth century and present‐day fishery surveys on the River Witham, Lincolnshire, UK
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