A bio-economic indicators suite for the appraisal of the demersal trawl fishery in the Southern Adriatic Sea (Central Mediterranean)

Fisheries Research

Volumn 92, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 255-267

  Ceriola, Luca ^a   Accadia, Paolo ^b   Mannini, Piero ^c   Massa, Fabio ^c   Milone, Nicoletta ^c   Ungaro, Nicola ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Ricerche Economiche Per la Pesca e l'Acquacoltura (IREPA)   (Italy)

^c FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^d ARPA (Agenzia Regionale per la Prevenzione e Protezione dell'Ambiente) Puglia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Demersal fisheries; Fishery management; Indicators; Mediterranean Sea; Stock assessment; Traffic light

Indexed keywords

ELEDONE CIRRHOSA; ILLEX COINDETII; MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS; MULLUS BARBATUS; NEPHROPS NORVEGICUS; PARAPENAEUS LONGIROSTRIS; RAJA CLAVATA; ZEUS FABER;

EID: 44749093538     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2008.01.017     Document Type: Article

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