Opportunities for Public Aquariums to Increase the Sustainability of the Aquatic Animal Trade

Zoo Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-12

  Tlusty, Michael F ^a   Rhyne, Andrew L ^a,b   Kaufman, Les ^c,d   Hutchins, Michael ^e   Reid, Gordon Mcgregor ^f   Andrews, Chris ^g   Boyle, Paul ^h   Hemdal, Jay ⁱ   Mcgilvray, Frazer ^d   Dowd, Scott ^a  

^a John H Prescott Marine Laboratory   (United States)

^b ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science and Oceans   (United States)

^e Wildlife Society   (United States)

^f CHESTER ZOO   (United Kingdom)

^g CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^h Association of Zoos and Aquariums   (United States)

ⁱ Toledo Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Fisheries; Ornamental fish hobby; Pet trade; Public aquarium; Sustainability; Tropical fish

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AQUACULTURE; AQUATIC SPECIES; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DECISION TREE; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PET ANIMAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; COMMERCE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION TREES; FISHES; PETS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; PISCES;

EID: 84873737278     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.21019     Document Type: Note

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