Angling for endangered fish: Conservation problem or conservation action?

Fish and Fisheries

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 249-265

  Cooke, Steven J ^a   Hogan, Zeb S ^b   Butcher, Paul A ^c   Stokesbury, Michael J W ^d   Raghavan, Rajeev ^e   Gallaghe, Austin J ^f   Hammerschlag, Neil ^f,g   Danylchuk, Andy J ^h  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^d ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e St Alberts College   (India)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Endangered fish; Recreational angling; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; ANGLING; CATCH STATISTICS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISH; FISHING MORTALITY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; POPULATION DECLINE; RECOVERY PLAN; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 84893842886     PISSN: 14672960     EISSN: 14672979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/faf.12076     Document Type: Article

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