Western Africa: A fish basket of Europe past and present

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 156-178

  Alder, Jacqueline ^a   Sumaila, Ussif Rashid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distant water fleets; Fisheries policy

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY PRODUCTION; FISHING INDUSTRY;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 2642513909     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1070496504266092     Document Type: Article

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