Science should not be abandoned in a bid to resolve whaling disputes

Biology Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 614-616

  Cooke, Justin ^a   Leaper, Russell ^b   Papastavrou, Vassili ^c  

^a Centre for Ecosystem Management Studies   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balaenoptera; International Whaling Commission; Revised Management Procedure; Sustainable use; Whaling

Indexed keywords

BALAENOPTERA; CATCH LIMIT; CHILE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISION; JAPAN; MARINE MAMMAL; MINKE WHALE; NORWAY; NOTE; ORGANIZATION; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH KOREA; SUSTAINABLE USE; WHALING;

BALAENOPTERA;

EID: 70349286072     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2009.0353     Document Type: Note

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