Why fisheries management fails: Treating symptoms rather than the cause

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 529-546

  Wilen, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

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FISHERY ECONOMICS; FISHERY POLICY; FISHING MORTALITY; LEGAL RIGHTS; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION;

EID: 33745451788     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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