Harvest patterns and effort dynamics of indigenous and non-indigenous commercial sectors of the eastern Torres Strait reef line fishery

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 28, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 2117-2128

  Williams, Ashley J ^a   Ballagh, Aaron C ^a   Begg, Gavin A ^b   Murchie, Cameron D ^a   Currey, Leanne M ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BUREAU OF RURAL SCIENCES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Catch statistics; Fishery management; Fishery resources; Fishing effort; Indigenous fisheries; Reef fisheries; Torres Strait

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; CATCH STATISTICS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FISHING EFFORT; HARVESTING; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY;

TORRES STRAIT;

EID: 50849142530     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2008.03.030     Document Type: Article

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