Behavior and mortality of caught-and-released bonefish (Albula spp.) in Bahamian waters with implications for a sustainable recreational fishery

Biological Conservation

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 599-607

  Cooke, Steven J ^a,b   Philipp, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior; Bonefish; Catch and release; Conservation; Mortality; Predation; Recreational fishery

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; MORTALITY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPORT FISHING;

ALBULA; ALBULA VULPES; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 2042421520     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.10.009     Document Type: Article

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