Decline of demersal coastal fisheries resources in three developing Asian countries

Fisheries Research

Volumn 78, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 130-142

  Stobutzki, I C ^a   Silvestre, G T ^a   Abu Talib, A ^b   Krongprom, A ^c   Supongpan, M ^d   Khemakorn, P ^c   Armada, N ^e   Garces, L R ^a  

^a WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

^b Fisheries Research Institute   (Malaysia)

^c Southern Marine Fisheries Research and Development Centre   (Thailand)

^d Marine Fisheries Division   (Thailand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Asian fisheries; Demersal fisheries resources; Exploitation ratios; Fisheries biomass declines; Over fishing

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FISHERY PRODUCTION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MORTALITY; POPULATION DECLINE; TRAWLING;

ASIA; EURASIA; GULF OF THAILAND; MALAYSIA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHILIPPINES; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33646403339     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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