Correlates and consequences of public knowledge concerning ocean fisheries management

Coastal Management

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-51

  Steel, Brent S ^a   Lovrich, Nicholas ^b   Lach, Denise ^a   Fomenko, Valentina ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Information sources; Pacific Ocean fisheries; Policy attitudes; Public knowledge

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEAN ENGINEERING; PLANNING; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORE PROTECTION; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

COASTAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH RESTORATION; OCEAN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT; OCEAN POLICY; PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE;

FISHERIES;

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY POLICY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; STAKEHOLDER;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 12444314028     PISSN: 08920753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08920750590883105     Document Type: Article

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