Reef finfishing pressure risk model for Pacific Island countries and territories

Fisheries Research

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 1-10

  Kronen, M ^a   Magron, F ^a   McArdle, B ^b   Vunisea, A ^a,c  

^a SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY   (New Caledonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Human Development Programme   (Federated States of Micronesia)

Author keywords

Fish length; Fisheries management; Fishing pressure model; Socio economic fishery survey; South Pacific

Indexed keywords

ACANTHURIDAE; ANTHOZOA; LETHRINIDAE; MULLIDAE; SCARIDAE; SERRANIDAE; SIGANIDAE;

EID: 70450222519     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2009.08.011     Document Type: Article

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