Red snapper management in the Gulf of Mexico: Science- or faith-based?

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 187-204

  Cowan Jr , J H ^a   Grimes, C B ^b   Patterson III, W F ^c   Walters, C J ^d   Jones, A C ^e   Lindberg, W J ^f   Sheehy, D J ^g   Pine III, W E ^f   Powers, J E ^a   Campbell, M D ^a   Lindeman, K C ^h   Diamond, S L ⁱ   Hilborn, R ^j   Gibson, H T ^k   Rose, K A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^g Aquabio Inc   (United States)

^h FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^k North Swell Media   (United States)

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Author keywords

Artificial reefs; Faith based fisheries; Historical perspective; Overfishing; Red snapper

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL REEF; COMPLIANCE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; FISH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; OVERFISHING; STAKEHOLDER; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

LUTJANUS CAMPECHANUS;

EID: 79956153097     PISSN: 09603166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11160-010-9165-7     Document Type: Review

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