Bags and tags: Randomized response technique indicates reductions in illegal recreational fishing of red abalone (Haliotis rufescens) in Northern California

Biological Conservation

Volumn 189, Issue , 2015, Pages 72-77

  Lewis, Sara G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation management; Illegal fishing; Non compliance; Priority setting; Red abalone (Haliotis rufescens); Survey methods

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANCE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FISHING; MARINE PARK; PRIORITIZATION; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SNAIL; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVEY METHOD; TAGGING;

CALIFORNIA; MENDOCINO COUNTY; SONOMA COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; HALIOTIS RUFESCENS;

EID: 84960833321     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.09.024     Document Type: Article

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