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The Blue Crab Fisheries in the Chesapeake Bay Problems and Approaches
Van Engel, W. A. Bonzek, C. F Dintaman, Ray
Van Engel, W. A.
Bonzek, C. F
Dintaman, Ray
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Regulations of the blue crab (Calinectes sapidus) fishery in the Chesapeake Bay have been based on empirical reasoning involving biological, economic, political and sociological considerations. These regulations cover licensing, size and sex limits, quotas, seasons, and gear restrictions. They are designed to promote utilization of the resource for near maximum production, a reasonable economic return from adequate catch per unit of effort, and orderly fishing to minimize conflicts between units and types of gear.
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1982
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