Subsistence and small-scale fisheries in South Africa: A ten-year review

Marine Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 60-73

  Sowman, Merle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Food insecurity; Poverty; Small scale fisheries; Subsistence

Indexed keywords

ARTISANAL FISHERY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FOOD SECURITY; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY;

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

EID: 29844456265     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2005.06.014     Document Type: Article

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