Pelagic Shark Fisheries in the Indian Ocean

Sharks of the Open Ocean: Biology, Fisheries and Conservation

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 247-259

  Smale, Malcolm J ^a  

^a PORT ELIZABETH MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alopiidae; Carcharhinidae; Indian ocean; Lamnidae; Marine protected areas; Shark fisheries; Shark management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947804435     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444302516.ch21     Document Type: Chapter

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