The novel use of harvest policies and rapid visual assessment to manage spatially complex abalone resources (Genus Haliotis)

Fisheries Research

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 330-338

  Prince, Jeremy D ^a   Peeters, Harry ^b   Gorfine, Harry ^c   Day, Robert W ^c  

^a Biospherics P/L   (Australia)

^b Western Zone Abalone Divers Association   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decision tree; Haliotids; Harvest policy; Rapid visual assessment; Spatial complexity

Indexed keywords

HALIOTIDAE; HALIOTIS;

EID: 56349160872     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2008.07.016     Document Type: Article

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