Quantifying recreational shore angling catch and harvest in southern Portugal (north-east Atlantic Ocean): Implications for conservation and integrated fisheries management

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2216-2237

  Veiga, P ^a   Ribeiro, J ^a   Goncalves J M S ^a   Erzini, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aerial surveys; Discards; Effort; Recreational fishing; Roving creel surveys

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; FOOD INDUSTRY; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PORTUGAL; RECREATION; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHERIES; FISHES; POPULATION DENSITY; PORTUGAL; RECREATION;

DIPLODUS SARGUS; PISCES;

EID: 77954751626     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02665.x     Document Type: Article

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