Our Living Oceans. The first annual report on the status of U.S. living marine resources
Date
1991
Authors
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
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Publisher
U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service
Abstract
This report is the most comprehensive status review of U.S. living marine resources every made. It provides the available scientific information on the health and abundance of important marine populations based on the latest assessments available in mid-1991. It addresses most marine and anadromous species having commercial, recreational, and ecological significance. Besides finfish and shellfish, it includes marine mammals, sea turtles, and corals under purview of the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Description
123 pgs.
Keywords
fisheries, periodical, marine biology, marine resources, marine resources, finfish, marine mammals, shellfish, marine populations, species, sea turtes, corals, harvest, population biology