A preliminary market-based analysis of the Pohnpei, Micronesia, grouper (Serranidae: Epinephelinae) fishery reveals unsustainable fishing practices

Coral Reefs

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 335-344

  Rhodes, K L ^a   Tupper, M H ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^b WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUAM MARINE LABORATORY   (Guam)

Author keywords

Coral reef fishes; Fisheries management; Indo Pacific; Precautionary management; Serranidae; Spearfishing

Indexed keywords

ARTISANAL FISHERY; CATCH COMPOSITION; CORAL REEF; FISHING EFFORT; GEAR SELECTIVITY; JUVENILE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MARINE PARK; MARKET SYSTEM; OVERFISHING; PERCIFORM; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; SUSTAINABILITY;

CAROLINE ISLANDS; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; MICRONESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POHNPEI [(STT) FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA];

ANTHOZOA; EPINEPHELINAE; PISCES; SERRANIDAE;

EID: 34249887382     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-007-0202-5     Document Type: Article

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