Ecosystem trends: Evidence for agreement between fishers' perceptions and scientific information

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1057-1068

  Rochet, Marie Joëlle ^a   Prigent, Magali ^b   Bertrand, Jacques A ^a   Carpentier, André ^a   Coppin, Franck ^a   Delpech, Jean Paul ^a   Fontenelle, Guy ^b   Foucher, Eric ^a   Mahé, Kelig ^a   Rostiaux, Emilie ^a   Trenkel, Verena M ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

Author keywords

Eastern English Channel; Ecosystem approach to fisheries management; Fisher knowledge; Hypothesis testing; Stakeholder interview

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BOTTOM TRAWLING; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY SURVEY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INFORMATION; PERCEPTION; STAKEHOLDER; SURVEY;

ENGLISH CHANNEL; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 46249092587     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsn062     Document Type: Article

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