Assessing the potential biological implications of recreational inshore fisheries on sub-tidal fish communities of Azores (north-east Atlantic Ocean) using catch and effort data

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 952-970

  Diogo, H ^a   Pereira, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Intrinsic vulnerability; Macaronesia; Shore angling; Spear fishing; Trophic levels

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; FISHERY; INTRINSIC VULNERABILITY; MACARONESIA; METHODOLOGY; RECREATION; SHORE ANGLING; SPEAR FISHING; TROPHIC LEVELS;

INTRINSIC VULNERABILITY; MACARONESIA; SHORE ANGLING; SPEAR FISHING; TROPHIC LEVELS;

ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; AZORES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FISHERIES; FISHES; RECREATION;

EID: 84897421837     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12336     Document Type: Article

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