A qualitative risk-based assessment of impacts on marine habitats and harvested species for a data deficient wild capture fishery

Biological Conservation

Volumn 142, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2759-2773

  Astles, Karen L ^a   Gibbs, Philip J ^a   Steffe, Aldo S ^a   Green, Marcel ^a  

^a New South Wales Nurses' Association   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecological risk assessment; Fisheries management; Marine habitats; Methods; Trawl fisheries

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PRIORITIZATION; TRAWLING;

EID: 69249213865     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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