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Fishing on Facebook: Using Social Media and Citizen Science to Crowd-Source Trophy Murray Cod Cover

Fishing on Facebook: Using Social Media and Citizen Science to Crowd-Source Trophy Murray Cod

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|Jan 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/cstp.718 | Journal eISSN: 2057-4991
Language: English
Submitted on: Jan 30, 2024
Accepted on: Dec 20, 2024
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