Fish stocks and their management: The changing face of fisheries in South Africa

Marine Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-17

  Branch, George M ^a   Clark, Barry M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Artisanal fisheries; Co management; Ecosystem based management; South African fisheries; Subsistence fisheries; Transformation

Indexed keywords

ARTISANAL FISHERY; COMANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM; FISHERY MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

HALIOTIS CORRUGATA;

EID: 29844455320     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2005.06.009     Document Type: Article

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