Dolphins and coastal fisheries within a marine protected area: Mismatch between dolphin occurrence and reported depredation

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 261-267

  Bearzi, G ^a   Bonizzoni, S ^a   Gonzalvo, J ^a  

^a Tethys Research Institute and IUCN Task Force on Marine Mammal Protected Areas   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cetaceans; Depredation; Fisheries; Ionian Sea; Mediterranean Sea

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; COASTAL FISHERY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOLPHIN; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FISHING COMMUNITY; FISHING GEAR; MARINE PARK;

IONIAN SEA; ITALY; LECCE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PORTO CESAREO; PUGLIA;

CETACEA; TURSIOPS;

EID: 79956217485     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1179     Document Type: Article

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