Is the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission meeting its conservation and management objectives?

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-26

  Parris, Hannah ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT; FISHERIES MANAGEMENT; INHERENT RISK; MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MIGRATORY FISHES; PACIFIC OCEAN;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

FISHERIES;

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FISHING INDUSTRY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MIGRATORY SPECIES; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TUNA FISHERY; VULNERABILITY;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

SCOMBRIDAE;

EID: 73649119860     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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