Experimental sponge fishery in Egypt during recovery from sponge disease

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-116

  Castritsi Catharios, J ^a   Miliou, H ^b   Pantelis, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Body dimensions; Colour; Egypt; Mediterranean; Population density; sponge

Indexed keywords

FISHERY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY REGULATION; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; SPONGE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA; WORLD;

HIPPOSPONGIA COMMUNIS; PORIFERA; SPONGIA OFFICINALIS; SPONGIA ZIMOCCA;

EID: 15944425431     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.658     Document Type: Review

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