Recovery of inner Shark Bay snapper (Pagrus auratus) stocks: Relevant research and adaptive recreational fisheries management in a World Heritage Property

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1180-1190

  Jackson, Gary ^a   Moran, Michael ^a  

^a Department of Fisheries   (United States)

Author keywords

daily egg production method; quota tags; recreational fishing surveys; Sparidae; stewardship

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BIOMASS; EGG PRODUCTION; PERCIFORM; QUOTA SYSTEM; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; REGULATORY APPROACH; STOCK ASSESSMENT; STOCK ENHANCEMENT; TAGGING; WORLD HERITAGE SITE;

AUSTRALIA; SHARK BAY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

CHONDRICHTHYES; CHRYSOPHRYS AURATUS; SPARIDAE;

EID: 84870328099     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF12091     Document Type: Review

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