Lessons learned from reconstructing interactions between local ecological knowledge, fisheries science, and fisheries management in the commercial fisheries of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Human Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 549-571

  Murray, Grant ^a   Neis, Barbara ^a   Johnsen, Jahn Petter ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fisheries management; Local ecological knowledge; Newfoundland and Labrador

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY POLICY; HARVESTING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33749370783     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-006-9010-8     Document Type: Article

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