Shore-based recreational angling in the Rottnest Island Reserve, Western Australia: Spatial and temporal distribution of catch and fishing effort

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 238-251

  Smallwood, C B ^a   Beckley, L ^a   Sumner, N R ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Department of Fisheries ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Arripis georgianus; Catch composition; Catch per unit effort

Indexed keywords

ANGLING; BIODIVERSITY; CATCH STATISTICS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; NATURE RESERVE; NONTARGET ORGANISM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; ROTTNEST ISLAND; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ARRIPIS GEORGIANUS; CLUPEIDAE;

EID: 33748651076     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc060238     Document Type: Article

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