Effects of marine reserve protection on the mud crab Scylla serrata in a sex-biased fishery in subtropical Australia

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 295, Issue , 2005, Pages 201-213

  Pillans, S ^a,c   Pillans, R D ^b   Johnstone, R W ^a,c   Kraft, P G ^c   Haywood, M D E ^b   Possingham, H P ^c  

^a Indooroopilly Sciences Centre   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; CPUE; Marine reserves; Reserve size; Scylla serrata; Sex ratio; Sex biased fishery; Subtropical

Indexed keywords

CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; CRAB FISHERY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; PROTECTED AREA; SEX RATIO;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

SCYLLA SERRATA;

EID: 22744443330     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps295201     Document Type: Article

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