@article{35a0075b50b54a60b36a6d3e0b88014f,
title = "Queen conch (Lobatus gigas) in the Grenadine islands: A preliminary assessment on its abundance and current management needs",
author = "{Garcia Rodriguez}, Alba and Fanning, {Lucia M.}",
note = "Funding Information: This work was partially supported by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) through the Eastern Caribbean Marine Managed Areas Network (ECMMAN) Project. This research was conducted in collaboration with the Tobago Cays Marine Park (TCMP), the National Parks and Beaches Authority of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Sustainable Grenadines Inc. The authors would like to thank Sustainable Grenadines Inc., especially Orisha Joseph; the TCMP staff, especially the Rangers Albert Hansen and Benjamin Wilson; and the entire fishing and local community of Union Island for their support and collaboration during this research with a special mention to Matthew Harvey, Peter Regis, and Alvin Thomas. Moreover, the authors would like to acknowledge the collaboration of the diving center Grenadines Dive, in particular Hyacinth Mayers and Keon Murray during this research. Finally, the authors would also like to acknowledge Adrian Gerhartz for his help on the development of the GIS maps included in this study and to Paul Fanning for his advice and assistance with the statistical models used in the analyses.",
year = "2018",
month = nov,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.08.020",
language = "English",
volume = "165",
pages = "109--116",
journal = "Ocean and Coastal Management",
issn = "0964-5691",
publisher = "Elsevier BV",
}