Conservation and management applications of the reef volunteer fish monitoring program

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 81, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 43-50

  Pattengill Semmens, Christy V ^a   Semmens, Brice X ^b  

^a REEF Environmental Educ Foundation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen science; Conservation; Coral reef; Marine fish; Reef fish; Volunteer monitoring

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; FISHERIES; REEFS;

FISH MONITORING;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CORAL REEF; DIVING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NORTH AMERICA; ORGANIZATION; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATA COLLECTION; DIVING; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FLORIDA; HUMANS; RECREATION; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0037278136     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021300302208     Document Type: Article

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