Demographic analysis as an aid in shark stock assessment and management

Fisheries Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 199-208

  Cortés, Enric ^a  

^a CENTER FOR SHARK RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Demography; Sharks; Stock assessment; Yield per recruit

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032535404     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(98)00183-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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