Incomplete reporting of whale, dolphin and porpoise 'bycatch' revealed by molecular monitoring of Korean markets

Animal Conservation

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 474-482

  Baker, C Scott ^a,e   Lukoschek, V ^a,f   Lavery, S ^a   Dalebout, M L ^a,g   Yong Un, M ^b   Endo, T ^c   Funahashi, N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Korean Federation for Environmental Movement   (South Korea)

^c HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF HOKKAIDO   (Japan)

^d INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE   (United States)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cetaceans; International Whaling Commission; Molecular taxonomy; Whalemeat

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; CETACEAN; HUNTING; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; LAGENORHYNCHUS OBLIQUIDENS; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE; MYSTICETI; NEOPHOCAENA PHOCAENOIDES; PHOCOENIDAE; PSEUDORCA; ZIPHIIDAE;

EID: 33750167858     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2006.00062.x     Document Type: Article

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