Depletion of spotted and spinner dolphins in the eastern tropical Pacific: Modeling hypotheses for their lack of recovery

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 343, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-14

  Wade, Paul R ^a   Watters, George M ^b   Gerrodette, Tim ^b   Reilly, Stephen B ^b  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bycatch; Dolphin safe labeling; Ecosystem effects; Fishery; S. Longirostris; Status assessment; Stenella attenuata; Tuna dolphin issue

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; CARRYING CAPACITY; CONSERVATION STATUS; DOLPHIN; FISHING; GROWTH RATE; MODELING; MORTALITY; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION GROWTH; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TROPICAL REGION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

MAMMALIA; SCOMBRIDAE; STENELLA (CETACEA); STENELLA ATTENUATA; STENELLA ATTENUATA ATTENUATA; STENELLA LONGIROSTRIS; STENELLA LONGIROSTRIS ORIENTALIS;

EID: 34548446678     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07069     Document Type: Article

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