The Mexican artisanal shark fishery in the Gulf of Mexico: Towards a regulated fishery

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 611-620

  Castillo Geniz J L ^a   Marquez Farias J F ^a,e   Rodriguez De La Cruz, M C ^b   Cortes E ^c,d   Cid Del Prado, A ^a  

^a Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Mexico   (Mexico)

^b Institute Tecnológico del Mar   (Mexico)

^c CENTER FOR SHARK RESEARCH   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LA PESCA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Shark biology; Shark management and conservation; Shark nursery areas

Indexed keywords

ARTISANAL FISHERY; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY REGULATION;

GULF OF MEXICO; MEXICO;

EID: 0032438846     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF97120     Document Type: Article

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