Management Implications of the Biodiversity and Socio-Economic Impacts of Shrimp Trawler By-Catch in Bahía de Kino, Sonora, México

Lorayne Meltzer; Naomi S. Blinick; Abram B. Fleishman

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035609

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Management Implications of the Biodiversity and Socio-Economic Impacts of Shrimp Trawler By-Catch in Bahía de Kino, Sonora, México

Lorayne Meltzer ,

* E-mail: lmeltzer@prescott.edu

Affiliations Environmental Studies Faculty, Prescott College, Prescott, Arizona, United States of America, Research and Conservation Program, Prescott College Kino Bay Center for Cultural and Ecological Studies, Bahía de Kino, Sonora, México
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Naomi S. Blinick,

Affiliation Research and Conservation Program, Prescott College Kino Bay Center for Cultural and Ecological Studies, Bahía de Kino, Sonora, México
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Abram B. Fleishman

Affiliation Research and Conservation Program, Prescott College Kino Bay Center for Cultural and Ecological Studies, Bahía de Kino, Sonora, México
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Management Implications of the Biodiversity and Socio-Economic Impacts of Shrimp Trawler By-Catch in Bahía de Kino, Sonora, México

Lorayne Meltzer,
Naomi S. Blinick,
Abram B. Fleishman

Published: June 18, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0035609

About the Authors

Lorayne Meltzer

* E-mail: lmeltzer@prescott.edu

Affiliations Environmental Studies Faculty, Prescott College, Prescott, Arizona, United States of America, Research and Conservation Program, Prescott College Kino Bay Center for Cultural and Ecological Studies, Bahía de Kino, Sonora, México

Naomi S. Blinick

Affiliation Research and Conservation Program, Prescott College Kino Bay Center for Cultural and Ecological Studies, Bahía de Kino, Sonora, México

Abram B. Fleishman

Affiliation Research and Conservation Program, Prescott College Kino Bay Center for Cultural and Ecological Studies, Bahía de Kino, Sonora, México

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LM NSB ABF. Performed the experiments: LM NSB ABF. Analyzed the data: LM NSB ABF. Wrote the paper: LM NSB ABF.

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