Abstract
A study of the distributions of 675 species from the JETINDOFISH surveys of the southwest coast of Indonesia indicates that approximately two-thirds of the species occur in shallow waters and taper off abruptly in abundance below 100 - 120 m. This fish assemblage overlies an assemblage of species from older families which extend from a few hundred meters to various shallow depths. The latter assemblage is generally ubiquitous with respect to the 100 - 120 m depth range. It is unlikely that commercial fishing below 100 m would threaten the bulk of the fish stocks available to small-scale fishermen above this depth. However, the geographic, economic, social and political situation would make it extremely difficult to enforce depth-limited trawl fishing in Southeast Asia.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Coastal Zone: Proceedings of the Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management |
| Place of Publication | New York, NY, United States |
| Publisher | Publ by ASCE |
| Pages | 1011-1022 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Edition | pt2 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Coastal Zone '89: Proceedings of the Sixth Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management - Charleston, SC, USA Duration: Jul 11 1989 → Jul 14 1989 |
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| Other | Coastal Zone '89: Proceedings of the Sixth Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management |
|---|---|
| City | Charleston, SC, USA |
| Period | 7/11/89 → 7/14/89 |
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- Ocean Engineering
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Zonation among demersal fishes of Southeast Asia : the Southwest shelf of Indonesia. / McManus, John.
Coastal Zone: Proceedings of the Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management. Vol. 2 pt2. ed. New York, NY, United States : Publ by ASCE, 1989. p. 1011-1022.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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