Representing the individual fishermen: An attitudinal perspective on one PO's membership

Marine Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 157-169

  Young, James A ^a   Smith, Andrew P ^a   Muir, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERMEN; FISHERY POLICY; MANAGEMENT; PRODUCER ORGANISATIONS;

EID: 0029731317     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-597X(96)00006-1     Document Type: Article

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19. This research was undertaken as part of an EU AIR programme, 1991-1994 'Devolved and regional systems of management within the EU' in conjunction with: CEMARE, University of Portsmouth; IFREMER, France; and LEI-DLO, The Netherlands.
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