Characteristics of recreational anglers in the Blackwood Estuary, A popular tourist destination in Southwestern Australia

Tourism in Marine Environments

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-28

  Prior, S P ^a   Beckley, L E ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Catches; Compliance; Expenditure; Fishing

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547369553     PISSN: 1544273X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/154427307784835679     Document Type: Article

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