Characterization and management of informal fisheries confronted with socio-economic changes in New Caledonia (South Pacific)

Fisheries Research

Volumn 98, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 51-61

  Guillemot, Nicolas ^a,b   Léopold, Marc ^a   Cuif, Marion ^b   Chabanet, Pascale ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Informal fishers; Reef fish; Small scale fisheries; Socio economic changes; South Pacific

Indexed keywords

ACANTHURIDAE; LETHRINIDAE; MUGILIDAE;

EID: 67349210344     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2009.03.013     Document Type: Article

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