A step towards seascape scale conservation: Using vessel monitoring systems (VMS) to map fishing activity

PLoS ONE

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Witt, Matthew J ^a   Godley, Brendan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPE; FISHERY; FISHING; GOVERNMENT; HABITAT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; ANIMAL; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FISH; FOOD INDUSTRY;

CETACEA; ELASMOBRANCHII;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; COMPUTERS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FISHERIES; FISHES; SOFTWARE;

EID: 42549124073     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001111     Document Type: Article

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