Potential benefits to fisheries and biodiversity of the Chagos Archipelago/British Indian Ocean Territory as a no-take marine reserve

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1906-1915

  Koldewey, Heather J ^a   Curnick, David ^a   Harding, Simon ^a   Harrison, Lucy R ^b   Gollock, Matthew ^a  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bycatch; Conservation; Elasmobranch; Marine biodiversity; No take; Pelagic MPAs; Tuna

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; FISHERIES; OCEANOGRAPHY; REEFS;

BY-CATCH; ELASMOBRANCH; MARINE BIODIVERSITY; PELAGIC MPAS; TUNA;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

BIODIVERSITY; BYCATCH; CORAL REEF; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MARINE PARK; NATURE CONSERVATION; TUNA FISHERY;

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHERY; FISHING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INDIAN OCEAN; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PELAGIC FISH; POPULATION MIGRATION; REVIEW; TUNA; UNITED KINGDOM;

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY; CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO;

ANTHOZOA; SCOMBRIDAE;

EID: 78049245938     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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