Fishing strategies, fishery development and socioeconomics in traditionally managed Fijian fishing grounds

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 335-347

  Jennings, S ^a,b,c   Polunin, N V C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fiji; Fishery development; Qoliqoli; Reef fisheries; Socioeconomics; Sustainability; Traditional management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006570377     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2400.1996.d01-155.x     Document Type: Article

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