A per-recruit assessment of the kingfish (Scomberomorus commerson) resource of Oman with an evaluation of the effectiveness of some management regulations

Fisheries Research

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 239-247

  Govender, A ^a   Al Oufi, H ^b   McIlwain, J L ^b   Claereboudt, M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Kingfish; Narrow barred Spanish mackerel; Oman; Scomberomorus commerson; Scombridae; Yield per recruit analysis

Indexed keywords

FISHERY ECONOMICS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY REGULATION; FISHING MORTALITY; PERCIFORM; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN;

SCOMBEROMORUS COMMERSON; SCOMBRIDAE;

EID: 31344464216     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2005.08.010     Document Type: Article

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