Protection of exploited fish in temperate regions: High density and biomass of snapper Pagrus auratus (Sparidae) in northern New Zealand marine reserves

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 214-227

  Willis, Trevor J ^a,b   Millar, Russell B ^a   Babcock, Russ C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Baited underwater video; Fishing; Migration; No take; Recovery; Replication

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; EGG PRODUCTION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MARINE PARK; MIGRATION; POPULATION DENSITY; PROTECTED AREA; SIZE STRUCTURE;

NEW ZEALAND;

CHRYSOPHRYS AURATUS; PAGRUS; PAGRUS AURATUS; SPARIDAE;

EID: 0013435033     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2003.00775.x     Document Type: Article

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