Managing fishery impacts on deep-water coral ecosystems of the USA: Emerging best practices

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 397, Issue , 2009, Pages 333-340

  Hourigan, T F ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep sea coral; Essential fish habitat fishing impacts; Marine conservation; Marine protected areas; Trawling; Vulnerable marine ecosystems

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BOTTOM TRAWLING; CORAL; DEEP-SEA FISHERY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MARINE PARK; SEAMOUNT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

ANTHOZOA; SWIFTIA EXSERTA;

EID: 74049143847     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08278     Document Type: Article

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