Management procedures in a fishery based on highly variable stocks and with conflicting objectives: Experiences in the South African pelagic fishery

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 177-214

  Cochrane, Kevern L ^a,b   Butterworth, Doug S ^c   De Oliveira, José A A ^b   Roel, Beatriz A ^b  

^a Food and Agricultural Organisation   (Italy)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anchovy; Decision rule; Management; Objectives; Sardine; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CLUPEIOD FISHERY; CLUPEOID FISHERY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PELAGIC FISHERY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ENGRAULIS CAPENSIS; SARDINOPS SAGAX;

EID: 0031878961     PISSN: 09603166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008894011847     Document Type: Article

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