Mitigating fur seal interactions: Relocation from Tasmanian aquaculture farms

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1180-1188

  Robinson, S ^a   Terauds, A ^b   Gales, R ^a   Greenwood, M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Arctocephalus forsteri; Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus; Atlantic salmon; Australian fur seal; New Zealand fur seal; Relocation

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MITIGATION; PINNIPED; SALMONID CULTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

ARCTOCEPHALUS FORSTERI; ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS DORIFERUS; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 54949152276     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.971     Document Type: Article

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