The impact of United States recreational fisheries on marine fish populations

Science

Volumn 305, Issue 5692, 2004, Pages 1958-1960

  Coleman, Felicia C ^a   Figueira, Will F ^b,c   Ueland, Jeffrey S ^a,d   Crowder, Larry B ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARINE APPLICATIONS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RECREATION CENTERS;

MARINE FISH POPULATIONS; RECREATIONAL LANDINGS;

FISHERIES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; OVERFISHING; SPORT FISHING;

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; FISH; FISHERY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PISCICULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FISHERIES; FISHES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEAWATER; SPORTS; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

POLLACHIUS VIRENS; SCIAENOPS OCELLATUS; SEBASTES PAUCISPINIS;

EID: 4644292240     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1100397     Document Type: Article

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