Keeping the lead: How to strengthen shark conservation and management policies in Canada

Marine Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 995-1001

  Godin, Aurelie Cosandey ^a,b   Worm, Boris ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WWF Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Bycatch; Canada; Fisheries management; Sharks; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BYCATCH; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SHARK; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CANADA;

CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 77953027699     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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