Keeping the fish in 'fish and chips': Research and management of the Western Australian shark fishery

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 593-600

  Simpfendorfer, Colin ^a,b   Donohue, Kevin ^a  

^a WESTERN AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES AND MARINE RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Australia)

^b CENTER FOR SHARK RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dusky shark; Fisheries management; Fisheries research; Gummy shark; Stock assessment; Whiskery shark

Indexed keywords

CATCH STATISTICS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY REGULATION; FISHING INDUSTRY;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032423621     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF97043     Document Type: Article

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