Changes to fish assemblages visiting estuarine wetlands following the closure of commercial fishing in Botany Bay, Australia

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Date
2006-04-19
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Ingenta
Abstract
Data on commercial landings of fish and crustaceans are available for 52 estuaries in New South Wales. These same estuaries have been mapped with regards to the distribution of fish habitat, including mangrove, saltmarsh, and seagrass, along with a suite of geomorphic units. A multiple regression analysis demonstrated strong relationships between the area of mangrove and the catch of a number of commercially important species, including long-finned eel, and the mud crab Scylla serrata. © 2007 Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
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Bulletin of Marine Science, 80 (3) is comprised of the Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Mangroves as Fish Habitat.
Keywords
Estuaries, Fishes, Mangroves, Crustaceans, Habitat, New South Wales, Australia, Wetlands
Citation
Saintilan, N., Mazumder, D. & Cranney, K. (2007). Changes to fish assemblages visiting estuarine wetlands following the closure of commercial fishing in Botany Bay, Australia. Presentation to the First International Symposium on Mangroves as Fish Habitat, Miami, Florida, 19 to 21 April, 2006. In Bulletin of Marine Science, 80(3), 933. Retrieved from: https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/2007/00000080/00000003/art00029#