A statistical model for monitoring shell disease in inshore lobster fisheries: A case study in Long Island Sound.

The expansion of shell disease is an emerging threat to the inshore lobster fisheries in the northeastern United States. The development of models to improve the efficiency and precision of existing monitoring programs is advocated as an important step in mitigating its harmful effects. The objectiv...

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Main Authors: Kisei R Tanaka, Samuel L Belknap, Jared J Homola, Yong Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5308772?pdf=render