An interview-based approach to assess marine mammal and sea turtle captures in artisanal fisheries

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 795-805

  Moore, J E ^a   Cox, T M ^a   Lewison, R L ^b   Read, A J ^a   Bjorkland, R ^a   McDonald, S L ^a   Crowder, L B ^a   Aruna, E ^c   Ayissi, I ^d   Espeut, P ^e   Joynson Hicks, C ^f   Pilcher, N ^g   Poonian, C N S ^h   Solarin, B ⁱ   Kiszka, J ^j  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Conservation Society of Sierra Leone ^*  (Sierra Leone)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^e Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation   (Jamaica)

^f Sea Sense   (Tanzania)

^g Marine Research Foundation   (Malaysia)

^h Community Centered Conservation ^*  (United Kingdom)

ⁱ Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research   (Nigeria)

^j UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

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Author keywords

Cetacean; Developing countries; Fishing effort; Rapid bycatch assessment; Sirenian; Small scale fisheries

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; CETACEAN; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISHING EFFORT; MORTALITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TURTLE;

AFRICA;

CETACEA; CHELONIIDAE; MAMMALIA; SIRENIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 76649101755     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.12.023     Document Type: Article

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