Modeling the effects of fishery management and marine protected areas on the Beibu Gulf using spatial ecosystem simulation

Fisheries Research

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 222-229

  Chen, Zuozhi ^a   Xu, Shannan ^b   Qiu, Yongsong ^a   Lin, Zhaojin ^a   Jia, Xiaoping ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beibu Gulf; Ecospace; Fishery management; Fishing sectors; Marine protected areas (MPAs); Spatial ecosystem simulation

Indexed keywords

PISCES;

EID: 70349410209     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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