Fisheries, large-scale trade, and conservation of seahorses in Malaysia and Thailand

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 464-475

  Perry, Allison L ^a,b   Lunn, Kristin E ^a,c   Vincent, Amanda C J ^a,d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

^c Ministry of Environment British Columbia   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquarium fish; Bycatch; CITES; Hippocampus; Syngnathid; Traditional Chinese medicine; Trawling

Indexed keywords

AQUARIUM; BYCATCH; CATCHABILITY; CITES; FISHERY PRODUCTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABILITY; TELEOST; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRAWLING;

CHINA; HONG KONG; MALAYSIA; TAIWAN; THAILAND;

HIPPOCAMPINAE; HIPPOCAMPUS (FISH); PISCES; SYNGNATHIDAE;

EID: 77957219957     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1112     Document Type: Article

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