Changing U.S. ocean policy can set a new direction for marine resource management

Ecology and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Rosenberg, Andrew A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fishery management; Marine conservation; Ocean policy

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE POLICY; MARINE RESOURCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 73849110539     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-02963-140206     Document Type: Article

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