The importance of the marine ornamental reef fish trade in the wider Caribbean

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 127-137

  Bruckner, A W ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

(CITES) Appendix II; Aquarium fishes; International trade; Ornamental fisheries; Trade in coral reef species

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; BIODIVERSITY; CENTRAL AMERICA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; FOOD INDUSTRY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; POPULATION DENSITY; STATISTICS; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; BIODIVERSITY; CARIBBEAN REGION; COMMERCE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FISHERIES; FISHES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POPULATION DENSITY; TIME FACTORS;

ANTHOZOA; BALISTES VETULA; BLENNIOIDEI; CHROMIS CHROMIS; CHROMIS CYANEA; CIRRHITIDAE; GOBIIDAE; GRAMMA LORETO; HALICHOERES RADIATUS; HIPPOCAMPINAE; LABRIDAE; OPHIOBLENNIUS ATLANTICUS; OPISTOGNATHUS MUSCATENSIS; PANTODONTIDAE; PISCES; THALASSOMA LUCASANUM;

EID: 22244454136     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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