Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae Smith, 1939) discoveries and conservation in Tanzania

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 102, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 486-490

  Benno, Beniah ^a   Verheij, Eric ^b   Stapley, James ^c   Rumisha, Chikambi ^d   Ngatunga, Benjamin ^e   Abdallah, Amin ^d   Kalombo, Hassan ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d Tanzania Marine Parks and Reserves   (Tanzania)

^e TANZANIA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^f Tanga Coast Zone Conserv/Devmt P   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; FISH; FISHING MORTALITY; POPULATION SIZE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (WEST); SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANGA [TANZANIA]; TANZANIA;

COELACANTHIDAE; LATIMERIA CHALUMNAE;

EID: 33947096008     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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