Strengthened enforcement enhances marine sanctuary performance

Global Ecology and Conservation

Volumn 3, Issue , 2015, Pages 503-510

  Kelaher, Brendan P ^a   Page, Andrew ^b   Dasey, Matt ^b   Maguire, David ^b   Read, Andrew ^c   Jordan, Alan ^b   Coleman, Melinda A ^a,b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NSW Fisheries   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compliance; Enforcement; Fishes; Marine protected area; Marine reserve; Marine sanctuary

Indexed keywords

CHONDRICHTHYES; PISCES;

EID: 84923172085     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23519894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2015.02.002     Document Type: Article

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