The Hamilton Bank-Hawke Channel region : potential as an offshore marine protected area, a study to examine the physical, biological, economic, and social characteristics of an offshore fishing area

• Main Author: Brown, Thomas J., 1974-
• Other Authors: Marine Institute (St. John's, N.L.).Marine Studies
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 1999
• Subjects: Marine parks and reserves > Labrador > Hamilton Bank > Planning; Marine parks and reserves > Labrador > Hawke Channel > Planning; Canada; Hamilton Bank; Labrador Shelf; Newfoundland; atlantic cod; Newfoundland studies; North Atlantic; northern shrimp; Snow crab; University of Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses3/id/164730

Thesis (M.M.S.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2000. Marine Studies Bibliography: leaves 131-137 The Hamilton Bank-Hawke Channel area is one of the most productive offshore areas in the North Atlantic. This region exhibits outstanding oceanographic features, high primary production, and is im...