Demography of a large exploited grouper, Plectropomus laevis: Implications for fisheries management

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 184-195

  Heupel, Michelle R ^a   Williams, Ashley J ^a   Welch, David J ^a,b   Davies, Campbell R ^c   Adams, Samantha ^a   Carlos, Gary ^d   Mapstone, Bruce D ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reef; Coral trout; Demography; Fish; Growth; Tropical fisheries.

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGE AT MATURITY; CORAL REEF; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; MORTALITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; VON BERTALANFFY EQUATION;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND; TORRES STRAIT;

ANTHOZOA; EPINEPHELINAE; PLECTROPOMUS; PLECTROPOMUS LAEVIS; PLECTROPOMUS LEOPARDUS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 77649324841     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF09056     Document Type: Article

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