Towards a precautionary approach to managing Canada's commercial harp seal hunt

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 316-320

  Leaper, Russell ^a   Lavigne, David M ^b   Corkeron, Peter ^c   Johnston, David W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE   (United States)

^c Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Harp seal; Management plan; Precautionary approach

Indexed keywords

HUMAN ACTIVITY; HUNTING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PINNIPED; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE;

CANADA;

MAMMALIA; PHOCA GROENLANDICA;

EID: 76649088308     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp232     Document Type: Article

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