Financial comparisons of fishing gear used in Kenya's coral reef lagoons

Ambio

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 671-676

  Mangi, Stephen C ^a   Roberts, Callum M ^b   Rodwell, Lynda D ^c  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORAL REEF; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING GEAR; LAGOON; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; FISH; FOOD INDUSTRY; INCOME; INSTRUMENTATION; KENYA; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; FISHERIES; FISHES; INCOME; KENYA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 38349073601     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447(2007)36[671:FCOFGU]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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17. The authors are very grateful to the fishers for accepting to be interviewed and for their cooperation during the collection of the catch, fishing effort, price, and cost data.
18. First submitted 16 January 2006. Accepted for publication 18 January 2007.