Temporal variation in the artisanal elasmobranch fishery of Sonora, Mexico

Fisheries Research

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 103-117

  Bizzarro, Joseph J ^a   Smith, Wade D ^b   Márquez Farías, J Fernando ^c   Tyminski, John ^d   Hueter, Robert E ^d  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LA PESCA   (Mexico)

^d CENTER FOR SHARK RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Catch composition; CPUE; El Ni o; Elasmobranchs; Gulf of California; Sex ratio; Size composition

Indexed keywords

CARCHARHINUS LEUCAS; CARCHARHINUS LIMBATUS; CARCHARHINUS OBSCURUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; DASYATIS DIPTERURA; ELASMOBRANCHII; GALEOCERDO CUVIER; MUSTELIDAE; MUSTELUS; NARCINE; RHINOBATOS PRODUCTUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 61849099359     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2009.01.009     Document Type: Article

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