Environment and development in the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Linking climate change with sustainable fisheries development

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-118

  Moss, Rhea M ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Economic development; Environment; Sea level rise; Tuna fisheries management

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISH; FISHERIES; GLOBAL WARMING; SEA LEVEL;

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS; TUNA;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GLOBAL WARMING; LA NINA; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; TUNA FISHERY;

MARSHALL ISLANDS; MICRONESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

SCOMBRIDAE;

EID: 34250365833     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: 14778947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2007.00147.x     Document Type: Article

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