Accuracy of species identification by fisheries observers in a north Australian shark fishery

Fisheries Research

Volumn 127-128, Issue , 2012, Pages 109-115

  Tillett, Bree J ^a,b   Field, Iain C ^a,b,c   Bradshaw, Corey J A ^d,e   Johnson, Grant ^f   Buckworth, Rik C ^f,g   Meekan, Mark G ^b   Ovenden, Jennifer R ^h  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^e SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^f Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries   (Australia)

^g CSIRO   (Australia)

^h DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carcharhinus spp.; Fishing mortality; Identification error; Observer

Indexed keywords

CARCHARHINIDAE; CARCHARHINUS; CARCHARHINUS AMBOINENSIS; CARCHARHINUS BREVIPINNA; CARCHARHINUS LEUCAS; CARCHARHINUS SORRAH; CARCHARHINUS TILSTONI; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 84862753464     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2012.04.007     Document Type: Article

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