Effects of fishing pressure on the fish resources of the Port Moresby barrier and fringing reefs





Effects of fishing pressure on the fish resources of the Port Moresby barrier and fringing reefs :Technical report 86/3

[S.l.] :[s.n.] ,[1986]


31 p.


Technical Report

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Provided by PIMRIS

In the Port Moresby area fishing pressure has had a marked effect on the fish resources of the local barrier and fringing reefs. A comparison between seven reefs shows that catch rates decline exponentially with increased fishing pressure in the handline
Reef ecology -- Papua New Guinea

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