Can shark resources be harvested sustainably? A question revisited with a review of shark fisheries

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 553-572

  Walker, Terence I ^a  

^a Marine and Freshwater Resour Inst   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 0032423620     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF98017     Document Type: Article

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