Assessing the distribution and relative abundance of wobbegong sharks (Orectolobidae) in New South Wales, Australia, using recreational scuba-divers

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 255-264

  Huveneers, Charlie ^a,b   Luo, Kehui ^a   Otway, Nick M ^c   Harcourt, Robert G ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Orectolobus halei; Orectolobus maculatus; Orectolobus ornatus; Survey; Tasman sea

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CATCH STATISTICS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ACQUISITION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; JUVENILE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SCUBA DIVING; SHARK; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; PACIFIC OCEAN; TASMAN SEA;

CHONDRICHTHYES; ORECTOLOBIDAE; ORECTOLOBUS; ORECTOLOBUS MACULATUS; ORECTOLOBUS ORNATUS;

EID: 70350349139     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: 17652952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr/2009046     Document Type: Article

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