A policy analysis of the BC salmon fishery

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-94

  Schwindt, Richard ^a   Vining, Aidan R ^a   Weimer, David ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERY POLICY; INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING; POLICY STRATEGY; QUOTA SYSTEM; SALMONID;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 0037985655     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3552489     Document Type: Article

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