Economically important sharks and rays Indonesia

Author(s): W.T. White, P.R. Last, J.D. Stevens, G.K. Yearsley, Fahmi & Dharmadi

ISBN: 1 86320 516 0 (English print), 1 86320 517 9 (English online)

Publication number: MN124

Publication date: November 2006

Price: A$47 (inc. GST)

Summary

Obtaining reliable species composition and abundance data from catches is essential for effective fishery management. Field guides are needed to assist fishery biologist with species identification, but no such identification guide to sharks and rays of Indonesia existed prior to this publication. This comprehensive guide, written in both English and Indonesian, is the first of its kind to provide identifications of the sharks and rays marketed in Indonesia.

This is a bilingual publication.