Scale- and context-dependent selection of recreational harvest estimation methods: The Australasian experience

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 109-123

  Hartill, Bruce W ^a   Cryer, Martin ^b   Lyle, Jeremy M ^c   Rees, Eugene B ^b   Ryan, Karina L ^d   Steffe, Aldo S ^e   Taylor, Stephen M ^f   West, Laurie ^g   Wise, Brent S ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d Biodiversity and Biosecurity Branch   (Australia)

^e New South Wales Industry and Investment   (Australia)

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

^g Kewagama Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING COMMUNITY; HARVESTING; NEW RECORD; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84870322199     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02755947.2012.661387     Document Type: Article

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