Simulating fisheries management options for the Beibu Gulf by means of an ecological modelling optimization routine

Fisheries Research

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 257-265

  Chen, Zuozhi ^a,b   Qiu, Yongsong ^a   Jia, Xiaoping ^a   Xu, Shannan ^b  

^a AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^b SHANGHAI OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beibu Gulf (Tokin Gulf); Ecopath with Ecosim; Fisheries management; Optimization routine; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049144305     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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