Crawling to collapse: ecologically unsound ornamental invertebrate fisheries.

BACKGROUND: Fishery management has historically been an inexact and reactionary discipline, often taking action only after a critical stock suffers overfishing or collapse. The invertebrate ornamental fishery in the State of Florida, with increasing catches over a more diverse array of species, is p...

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Main Authors: Andrew Rhyne, Randi Rotjan, Andrew Bruckner, Michael Tlusty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2793429?pdf=render