Are aggregation-fisheries sustainable? Reef fish fisheries as a case study

Coral Reefs

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 254-262

  Sadovy, Yvonne ^a   Domeier, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperstability; Management; Monitoring; Reef fisheries; Transient spawning aggregations; Vulnerable species

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; CORAL REEF; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 21544456387     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-005-0474-6     Document Type: Article

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