Marine fisheries enhancement in New Zealand: Our perspective

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 673-690

  Booth, John D ^a   Cox, Owen ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Ministry for the Environment New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Enhancement; Fisheries; Marine; New Zealand; Outplanting; Seeding; Stocking

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL REEF; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; STOCK ENHANCEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ALGAE; LOBSTER; OSTREIDAE; PECTINIDAE;

EID: 0346306231     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2003.9517198     Document Type: Review

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