Current and future use of indicators for ecosystem based fisheries management

Marine Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 723-727

  Powers, Joseph E ^a   Monk, Melissa H ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological indicators; Ecosystem based fisheries management; Management strategy evaluation

Indexed keywords

CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; OVERFISHING; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 76449111381     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2009.11.009     Document Type: Article

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