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Early History Of The Shark Bay Prawn Fishery, Western Australia, R. J. Slack-Smith
Early History Of The Shark Bay Prawn Fishery, Western Australia, R. J. Slack-Smith
Fisheries research bulletins
The factors leading to the development of the prawn fishery in Shark Bay have been discussed, and a history and account of the fishery to 1969 has been presented. A description has been given of the management measures introduced to control the growth of the fishery, together with some of the underlying rationale behind these measures.