Habitat, distribution, and abundance of the commercial octopus (Octopus insularis) in a tropical oceanic island, Brazil: Information for management of an artisanal fishery inside a marine protected area

Fisheries Research

Volumn 98, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 85-91

  Leite, T S ^a   Haimovici, M ^b   Mather, J ^c   Oliveira, J E Lins ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abundance; Distribution; Fishery management; Habitat; Marine protected area; Octopus

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOPODA; OCTOPUS;

EID: 66049105894     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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