The best-laid plans: Limited entry permits and limited entry systems in Eastern Aleut culture

Human Organization

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 210-225

  Reedy Maschner, Katherine ^a  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aleut; Fisheries management; Limited entry permits; Salmon

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE; OVERFISHING; PLANNING METHOD; SALMONID;

ALASKA; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43249137493     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.66.2.97231040w8jt857n     Document Type: Article

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