Stock information requirements for quota management systems in commercial fisheries

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-42

  Walters, Carl ^a   Pearse, Peter H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS; QUOTA REGULATIONS; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0029728876     PISSN: 09603166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00058518     Document Type: Article

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