The status of shark and ray fishery resources in the Gulf of California : applied research to improve management and conservation.

Bizzarro, Joseph J.; Smith, Wade D.; Hueter, Robert E.; Tyminski, John P.; Marquez-Farias, J. Fernando; Castillo-Geniz, J. Leonardo; Cailliet, Gregor M.; Villavicencio-Garayzar, Carlos J.

The status of shark and ray fishery resources in the Gulf of California : applied research to improve management and conservation.

Bizzarro, Joseph J.; Smith, Wade D.; Hueter, Robert E.; Tyminski, John P.; Marquez-Farias, J. Fernando; Castillo-Geniz, J. Leonardo; Cailliet, Gregor M.; Villavicencio-Garayzar, Carlos J.

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2075/655

Date: 2007-08-31

Abstract:

This report discusses a two-year study describing the extend and activities of the local elasmobranch fishery in the Gulf of California. The survey was conducted from 1998-1999 in Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, and Sinaloa. The goal was to improve the understanding, conservation and management of shark and ray populations in the Gulf of California.