Data on the bycatch fishery and reproductive biology of mobulid rays (Myliobatiformes) in Indonesia

Fisheries Research

Volumn 82, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 65-73

  White, William T ^a   Giles, Jenny ^b   Dharmadi, ^c   Potter, Ian C ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Agency for Marine and Fisheries Research   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Biology; Fisheries; Indonesia; Manta; Mobula; Mobulidae

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BYCATCH; FECUNDITY; FISH; GILLNET; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDONESIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

CHONDRICHTHYES; KATSUWONUS PELAMIS; MANTA; MANTA BIROSTRIS; MOBULA; MOBULA JAPANICA; MOBULA TARAPACANA; MOBULA THURSTONI; MOBULINAE; MYLIOBATIFORMES; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.;

EID: 33750967617     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2006.08.008     Document Type: Article

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