Implications of recreational fishing for elasmobranch conservation in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 312-318

  Lynch, Ann Maree J ^a,b   Sutton, Stephen G ^a   Simpfendorfer, Colin A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Australian Fisheries Management Authority   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elasmobranch conservation; Great barrier reef; Ray; Recreational fishing; Shark

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CATCH COMPOSITION; FISHING; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HARVESTING; MARINE PARK; MORTALITY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SHARK; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII;

EID: 77957236507     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1056     Document Type: Article

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