Compliance with Canada's Fisheries Act: A field audit of habitat compensation projects

Environmental Management

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 336-350

  Quigley, Jason T ^a   Harper, David J ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Authorisation; Canada; Compliance; Field audit; Fisheries Act; Habitat compensation; No net loss; Policy

Indexed keywords

PROJECT MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

AUTHORIZATION; HABITAT COMPENSATION; NO NET LOSS;

FISHERIES;

CONSERVATION; FISHERY POLICY; HABITAT LOSS;

ARTICLE; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; SPECIES HABITAT;

ANIMALS; CANADA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FISHERIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; RIVERS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 32444435763     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-0262-z     Document Type: Article

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