Population biology and harvest of the coral reef surgeonfish Acanthurus lineatus in American Samoa

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 680-693

  Craig, Peter C ^a,b   Choat, J Howard ^c   Axe, Lynda M ^c   Saucerman, Suesan ^a  

^a Dept of Mar and Wildlife Resources   (American Samoa)

^b James Cook University ^*  (United States)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTISANAL FISHERIES; ARTISANAL FISHERY; BLUE-BANDED SURGEON FISH; CORAL REEFS; GROWTH; POPULATION BIOLOGY; REEF FISH;

SAMOA, (AMERICAN);

ACANTHURUS LINEATUS;

EID: 0030875394     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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