Temporal and spatial patterns of angler effort across lake districts and policy options to sustain recreational fisheries

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 321-329

  Post, John R ^a   Parkinson, Eric A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Ministry of Environment British Columbia   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGLING; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY POLICY; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MORTALITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SALMONID FISHERY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRAVEL TIME;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

EID: 84858685166     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F2011-163     Document Type: Article

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