Dynamics of floodplain fisheries in Bangladesh, results of 8 years fisheries monitoring in the Compartmentalization Pilot Project

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 191-199

  de Graaf, Gertjan ^a  

^a Nefisco Foundation   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Annual yields; Bangladesh; CPUE; Fisheries; Fishing effort; Flood pulse; Floodplain; GIS

Indexed keywords

CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING EFFORT; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; YIELD;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 0038419708     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2400.2003.00339.x     Document Type: Article

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