Derelict fishing line provides a useful proxy for estimating levels of non-compliance with no-take marine reserves

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2014, Pages

  Williamson, David H ^a   Ceccarelli, Daniela M ^a   Evans, Richard D ^c,d   Hill, Jos K ^e   Russ, Garry R ^a,b  

^a School of Earth Sciences   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Department of Parks and Wildlife ^*  (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e Olazul   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BENTHOS; CORAL REEF; DENSITY; DERELICT FISHING LINE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHING; NO TAKE MARINE RESERVE; NONHUMAN; POLICY; ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; FISH; FISHERY; SEA;

ANTHOZOA;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FISHERIES; FISHES; OCEANS AND SEAS;

EID: 84919904307     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114395     Document Type: Article

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