Demographics, attitudes, and reef management preferences of sport divers in offshore Texas waters

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  Ditton, Robert B ^a   Osburn, Hal R ^b   Baker, Troy L ^a   Thailing, Carol E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial reefs; Diving; Evaluation; Human dimensions; Scuba

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL REEF; DIVING; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; SPORT; TOURISM;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036806451     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.2002.1188     Document Type: Conference Paper

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