Status of shark resources in the Southern Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean: Implications for management

Fisheries Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 101-117

  Bonfil, Ramón ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LA PESCA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biology; Ecology; Fisheries management; Overview; Sharks; Southern Gulf of Mexico

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; ECOLOGY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; SHARK; SHARK FISHERIES;

GULF OF MEXICO;

CARCHARHINUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; SPHYRNA;

EID: 0030620869     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(96)00536-X     Document Type: Short Survey

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