The risk to fishery performance associated with spatially resolved management of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) harvesting

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2148-2154

  Hill, Simeon L ^a   Trathan, Philip N ^a   Agnew, David J ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctic krill; Ecosystem approach to fisheries; Ecosystem model; Management strategy evaluation; Risk evaluation; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; CRUSTACEAN; DEEP-SEA FISHERY; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA; EUPHAUSIACEA;

EID: 70450200023     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp172     Document Type: Article

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