Fishery by-catch and discards: A positive perspective from ecosystem-based fishery management

Fish and Fisheries

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 308-315

  Zhou, Shijie ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

By catch; Discards; Ecosystem based fishery management

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; PRAWN CULTURE; SUSTAINABILITY; TRAWLING;

EID: 49249117263     PISSN: 14672960     EISSN: 14672979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2979.2008.00291.x     Document Type: Review

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