Variation in fishers' attitudes within an inshore fishery: Implications for management

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 213-225

  Richardson, Elizabeth A ^a   Kaiser, Michel J ^a   Edwards Jones, Gareth ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Fishery management; Inshore fishery; Ownership; Personal discount rates; Wales

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ATTITUDES; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; INSHORE FISHERY; OWNERSHIP; PERSONAL DISCOUNT RATES; WALES;

FISHERIES;

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; DISCOUNT RATE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; OWNERSHIP;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CRUSTACEA; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STOCK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

CRUSTACEA;

EID: 30744454271     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892905002456     Document Type: Article

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