Conflict and Impacts of Divers and Anglers in a Marine Park

Environmental Management

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 196-211

  Lynch, Tim P ^a   Wilkinson, Elizabeth ^a   Melling, Louise ^b   Hamilton, Rebecca ^b   Macready, Anne ^c   Feary, Sue ^d  

^a Jervis Bay Marine Park   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^d NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Angling; Carcharias taurus; Conflict; Marine protected area; Scuba

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISHERIES; MARINE BIOLOGY;

MARINE PARKS; SANCTUARY ZONES;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

MARINE PARK; PROTECTED AREA; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; SCUBA DIVING; SPORT FISHING;

AUSTRALIA; DIVER; DIVING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHING; HUMAN; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECREATION; REVIEW; SHARK;

ANIMALS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATA COLLECTION; DIVING; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHERIES; FISHES; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PROBLEM SOLVING; RECREATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; JERVIS BAY;

ANIMALIA; CARCHARIAS; CARCHARIAS TAURUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; GINGLYMOSTOMA CIRRATUM; MARTES;

EID: 2442556169     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-003-3014-6     Document Type: Review

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