Sea cucumbers in the Seychelles: Effects of marine protected areas on high-value species

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 418-428

  Cariglia, Nicoletta ^a   Wilson, Shaun K ^b,c   Graham, Nicholas A J ^d   Fisher, Rebecca ^c   Robinson, Jan ^e   Aumeeruddy, Riaz ^f   Quatre, Rodney ^g   Polunin, Nicholas V C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Marine Science Program   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Seychelles Fishing Authority   (Seychelles)

^f NATURE SEYCHELLES   (Seychelles)

^g Seychelles National Parks Authority   (Seychelles)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Fisheries management tools; Holothurians; Marine protected areas; Overfishing; Seychelles

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; CORAL REEF; ECHINODERM FISHERY; FISHERY SURVEY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DENSITY; PROBABILITY; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPICAL REGION;

SEYCHELLES;

ANTHOZOA; HOLOTHURIA; HOLOTHUROIDEA;

EID: 84878801545     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2316     Document Type: Article

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