Implications of the precautionary approach for the management of the European eel, Anguilla anguilla

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 395-401

  Russell, I C ^a   Potter, E C E ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auguilla anguilla; Biological reference levels; Management; Precautionary approach

Indexed keywords

EEL; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; RECRUITMENT; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

EID: 16344369888     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: 13652400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2003.00353.x     Document Type: Article

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