Socioeconomic performance of West African fleets that target Atlantic billfish

Fisheries Research

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-62

  Brinson, Ayeisha A ^a   Die, David J ^a   Bannerman, Paul O ^b   Diatta, Youssouph ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Fisheries Department   (Ghana)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Artisanal; Billfish; Fisheries management; Performance indicators; Recreational; Socioeconomic; West Africa

Indexed keywords

XIPHIIDAE;

EID: 67349094974     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2009.04.010     Document Type: Article

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