Seasonal variation in abundance and sex ratio of Grey Nurse (Sand Tiger) Sharks Carcharias taurus in northern New South Wales, Australia: A survey based on observations of recreational scuba divers

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 345-346

  Parker, Pamela ^a   Bucher, Daniel J ^b  

^a NSW Fisheries Research Institute   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carcharias taurus; Grey Nurse Shark; Migration; Recreational SCUBA diving; Sand Tiger; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; MIGRATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SHARK;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

CARCHARIAS TAURUS;

EID: 0033286103     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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