The Sultanate of Oman shark fishery: Species composition, seasonality and diversity

Fisheries Research

Volumn 86, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 159-168

  Henderson, Aaron C ^a   McIlwain, Jennifer L ^a   Al Oufi, Hamed S ^a   Al Sheili, Sulaiman ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Oman; Shark fishery; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

CARCHARHINUS GALAPAGENSIS; CARCHARHINUS SORRAH; CHAENOGALEUS MACROSTOMA; CHONDRICHTHYES; ECHINORHINUS BRUCUS; IAGO OMANENSIS; LOXODON MACRORHINUS; RHIZOPRIONODON ACUTUS; SPHYRNA LEWINI;

EID: 34547763178     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2007.05.012     Document Type: Article

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