Illegal shark fishing in the Galápagos Marine Reserve

Marine Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 317-321

  Carr, Lindsey A ^a,b   Stier, Adrian C ^c,g   Fietz, Katharina ^d   Montero, Ignacio ^b,e   Gallagher, Austin J ^f   Bruno, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SAN FRANCISCO DE QUITO   (Ecuador)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation; Enforcement; Gal pagos; Illegal; Marine reserves; Shark fishing

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; FISHING; MARINE PARK; POACHING; SHARK; SPECIES COMPLEX; UNESCO; WORLD HERITAGE SITE;

ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS; GALAPAGOS MARINE RESERVE;

CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 84872373036     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2012.12.005     Document Type: Article

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