When trash fish is treasure: The case of Ghana in West Africa

Fisheries Research

Volumn 96, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 167-172

  Nunoo, F K E ^a   Boateng, Josephine O ^a   Ahulu, Angela M ^a   Agyekum, Kwame A ^a   Sumaila, Ussif Rashid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

By catch; Discards; Fisheries management; Ghana; Juveniles; Trash fish

Indexed keywords

EID: 59449107554     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2008.10.010     Document Type: Article

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