Stock assessment and risk analysis for the school shark (Galeorhinus galeus) off southern Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 719-731

  Punt, André E ^a   Walker, Terence I ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Marine and Freshwater Resour Inst   (Australia)

Author keywords

CPUE

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

GALEORHINUS GALEUS;

EID: 0032411076     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF96101     Document Type: Article

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