Failed recovery of a collapsed scallop (Argopecten ventricosus) fishery in Las Perlas Archipelago, Panama

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-15

  Medina, Beatriz ^b   Guzman, Hector M ^a   Mair, James M ^b  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Argopecten; Fishery collapse; Overfishing; Panama; Scallop

Indexed keywords

ARGOPECTEN; ARGOPECTEN VENTRICOSUS;

EID: 34248147933     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2007)26[9:FROACS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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