Caught in the act: how the U.S. lacey act can hamper the fight against cyanide fishing in tropical coral reefs

Cyanide fishing is one of the most destructive techniques employed to\ncollect live reef fish. While national laws of most source countries ban\nthis practice, cyanide is still widely employed to capture live reef\nfish for human consumption and marine aquariums. The United States is\none of the lar...

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Main Author: Calado, Ricardo (author)
Other Authors: Leal, Miguel C. (author), Vaz, Marcela C. M. (author), Brown, Chris (author), Rosa, Rui (author), Stevenson, Todd C. (author), Cooper, Cara H. (author), Tissot, Brian N. (author), Li, Ya Wei (author), Thornhill, Daniel J. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Conservation
Coral reefs
Destructive fishing
Live food fish trade
Marine aquarium fish trade
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/18876
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/18876

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http://hdl.handle.net/10773/18876

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