Towards understanding the impacts of the pet food industry on world fish and seafood supplies

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 459-467

  De Silva, Sena S ^a,b   Turchini, Giovanni M ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia Pacific   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Forage fish; Low valued fish; Pet food industry; Trash fish

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; ETHICS; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY PRODUCTION; SEAFOOD;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 51649124877     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-008-9109-6     Document Type: Article

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