The queen conch fishery on Pedro Bank, Jamaica: Discovery, development, management

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1069-1081

  Aiken, Karl A ^a   Andre Kong, G ^e   Smikle, Stephen ^b   Mahon, Robin ^c   Appeldoorn, Richard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b Ministry of Agriculture and Lands Jamaica   (Jamaica)

^c Fisheries and Environmental Consulting   (Barbados)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

JAMAICA;

AQUACULTURE; FISHERIES; MARINE BIOLOGY;

QUEEN CONCH FISHERY;

MARINE ENGINEERING;

MARTES; MILETINAE; STROMBUS GIGAS;

EID: 0343550421     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-5691(99)00063-0     Document Type: Article

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