Ongoing effects of no-take marine reserves on commercially exploited coral trout populations on the Great Barrier Reef

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 79, Issue , 2012, Pages 167-170

  Miller, Ian ^a   Cheal, Alistair J ^a   Emslie, Michael J ^a   Logan, Murray ^b   Sweatman, Hugh ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reef; Coral trout; Fishing; Manta tow; Marine reserve; Protected

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; CORAL TROUT; MANTA TOW; MARINE RESERVE; PROTECTED;

FISHERIES; FISHING (OIL WELLS); MARINE BIOLOGY;

REEFS;

BIOMONITORING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CORAL REEF; FISH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MARINE PARK; NATURE RESERVE; POPULATION DECLINE; STAKEHOLDER; ZONING SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH STOCK; FISHERY; FISHING; NONHUMAN; PLECTROPOMUS LEOPARDUS; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TROUT;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CORAL REEFS; FISHERIES; POPULATION DENSITY; TROUT;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA; MANTA; PLECTROPOMUS; SALMONIDAE; VARIOLA;

EID: 84863872714     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: 18790291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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