Apparent rapid fisheries escalation at a remote Caribbean island

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 92-94

  Miller, M W ^a   Mcclellan, D B ^a   Wiener, J W ^b   Stoffle, B ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Fondation Pour la Protection de la Biodiversité Marine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHERMAN; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING; HUMAN; NOTE; SPECIES HABITAT; TRAP FISHERY;

EID: 34447564066     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892907003852     Document Type: Note

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