A towed-diver survey method for mesoscale fishery-independent assessment of large-bodied reef fishes

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-74

  Richards, Benjamin L ^a,b,c   Williams, Ivor D ^b   Nadon, Marc O ^b   Zgliczynski, Brian J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c PACIFIC ISLANDS FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA INTERPRETATION; FECUNDITY; FIELD SURVEY; FISH; FISHERY PRODUCTION; REEF; SCUBA DIVING; SHALLOW WATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

ANTHOZOA; PISCES;

EID: 79551590701     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: 15536955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5343/bms.2010.1019     Document Type: Article

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