Ecological considerations in fisheries management: When does it matter?

Fisheries

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 10-17

  Link, Jason S ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0036552780     PISSN: 03632415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8446(2002)027<0010:ECIFM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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