Ghost fishing in European waters: Impacts and management responses

Marine Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 488-504

  Brown, James ^a   Macfadyen, Graeme ^b  

^a Institute for European Environmental Policy   (United Kingdom)

^b Poseidon Aquatic Rsrc Mgmt Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep water netting; Gear retrieval; Ghost fishing; Lost gear; Unaccounted mortality

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING; FISHING GEAR;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 34247638555     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2006.10.007     Document Type: Article

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