Vulnerability of deepwater demersal fishes to commercial fishing: Evidence from a study around a tropical volcanic seamount in Papua New Guinea

Fisheries Research

Volumn 81, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 126-141

  Fry, G C ^a   Brewer, D T ^a   Venables, W N ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomass; Dropline survey; Life history; Lihir Island group; Maximum sustainable yield; Multi species; Papua New Guinea; Tropical deepwater fishes; Volcanic seamount

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CATCH STATISTICS; DEMERSAL FISH; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY; FISHING; LIFE HISTORY; OTOLITH; VON BERTALANFFY EQUATION; VULNERABILITY;

BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO; LIHIR ISLAND; MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

PISCES;

EID: 33748889578     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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