Trends in the commercial and recreational shark fisheries in florida, 1980-1992, with implications for management

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 28-41

  Brown, Steven T ^a  

^a FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY STATISTICS; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SHARK FISHERY; SPORT FISHING; TREND ANALYSIS;

FLORIDA; UNITED STATES;

CARCHARHINUS LIMBATUS; CARCHARHINUS PLUMBEUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; PISCES;

EID: 0033061578     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1999)019<0028:TITCAR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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