Fisheries management in a sea of uncertainty: the role and responsibility of scientists in attaining a precautionary approach

International Journal of Sustainable Development

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 245-264

  Buhl Mortensen, Lene ^a   Toresen, Reidar ^b  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

fishery management; herring; precautionary approach; scientists responsibility; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038363004     PISSN: 09601406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2001.004447     Document Type: Article

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