Policy options for the northern Benguela ecosystem using a multispecies, multifleet ecosystem model

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 83, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 417-425

  Heymans, Johanna Jacomina ^a   Sumaila, Ussif Rashid ^b   Christensen, Villy ^b  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENGUELA; DISCOUNT RATES; DISCOUNTED PROFIT; ECOPATH WITH ECOSIM; ECOSYSTEM MODEL; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; FISHING EFFORT; FUTURE GENERATIONS; MULTI-SPECIES; NAMIBIA; NET PRESENT VALUE; POLICY OPTIONS; TROPHIC LEVEL;

EARNINGS; FISHERIES; OPTIMIZATION; PROFITABILITY;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; DISCOUNT RATE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY POLICY; FISHING EFFORT; LONGEVITY; OPTIMIZATION; PROFITABILITY;

AFRICA; ANGOLA; BENGUELA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 71549168270     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2009.07.013     Document Type: Article

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