The economic value of shark-diving tourism in Australia

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• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

• Publication date

  2017-06-06

• Fields of study

  Biology, Economics, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s11160-017-9486-x
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