The anatomy of the maine lobster comanagement law

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 425-441

  Acheson, James M ^a   Taylor, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b State of Maine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Comanagement; Fisheries management; Lobster; Maine

Indexed keywords

COMANAGEMENT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY REGULATION; LOBSTER FISHERY;

MAINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035003543     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920120781     Document Type: Article

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