Local ecological knowledge and practical fisheries management in the tropics: A policy brief

Marine Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 794-801

  Wilson, Douglas Clyde ^a   Raakjær, Jesper ^a   Degnbol, Poul ^a  

^a Nordsocentret   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Fisheries management; Indicators; Local ecological knowledge

Indexed keywords

FISHERY ECONOMICS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY POLICY;

EID: 33745263968     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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