Three-Year Closure of Fishing Seasons as a Management Tool for the Omani Abalone, Haliotis mariae, Fishery in the Sultanate of Oman

Data from underwater surveys conducted between 2009 and 2021 were analyzed to determine the effect of closed fishing seasons on the density and size composition of Omani abalone, in the main fishing areas (Mirbat, Sadah, Hadbin, and Hasik). The average density of abalones, the abundance of mature an...

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Main Authors: Salim Al-Ghassani, Mikhail Chesalin, Mohammed Balkhair, Salem Kahoom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Marine Sciences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2140471