Qualitative analysis of recreational fisher response and the ecosystem impacts of management strategies in a data-limited situation

Fisheries Research

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 289-297

  Metcalf, S J ^a,b   Moyle, K ^c   Gaughan, D J ^a  

^a WESTERN AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES AND MARINE RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Recfishwest   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecosystem model; Effort spike; Fisher behaviour; Fisheries management; Target switching

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149406116     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2010.08.008     Document Type: Article

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