Can traditional harvesting methods for cockles be accommodated in a Special Area of Conservation?

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 309-317

  McLaughlin, Emma ^a   Portig, Alex ^a   Johnson, Mark P ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burial; Conservation; Disturbance; Habitats directive; Shellfish; Unregulated harvesting; Zostera

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; EXPLOITATION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HARVESTING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; SEAGRASS; SHELLFISH;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN IRELAND; STRANGFORD LOUGH; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; ZOSTERA;

EID: 34447526141     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsl037     Document Type: Article

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