A right to fish for a living? The case for coastal fishing people's determination of access and participation

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 49, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 476-497

  Davis, Anthony ^a   Wagner, John ^b  

^a MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Cultural Anthropology Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS; MANAGEMENT POLICY;

FISHERIES;

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING COMMUNITY; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; LAW OF THE SEA; LOCAL PARTICIPATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 33745978138     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2006.04.007     Document Type: Article

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