Anthropogenic effects on the smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) in the United States

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1533-1540

  Seitz, Jason C ^a   Poulakis, Gregg R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bycatch; Endangered species; Florida; Marine debris; Monofilament; Pristis pectinata

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; DEBRIS; FISHERIES; MARINE BIOLOGY; MARINE POLLUTION;

BYCATCH; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FLORIDA; MARINE DEBRIS; MONOFILAMENT; PRISTIS PECTINATA;

BIODIVERSITY;

POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BYCATCH; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISH; MARINE POLLUTION; MORTALITY; POPULATION DECLINE;

ANIMAL HUNTING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; FISHERY; LAW; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; ELASMOBRANCHII; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FISHERIES; MORTALITY; UNITED STATES;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PRISTIS PECTINATA; PRISTIS PRISTIS;

EID: 33750436950     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.07.016     Document Type: Article

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