Ludwig’s ratchet and the collapse of new england groundfish stocks

Coastal Management

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 187-213

  Hennessey, T ^a   Healey, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fish stock collapse; Fishery management; New England groundfish

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FISHERY PRODUCTION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; STOCK COLLAPSE;

UNITED STATES;

MARTES;

EID: 0033925531     PISSN: 08920753     EISSN: 15210421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/089207500408629     Document Type: Article

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