Ethical issues in aquaculture production

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 345-370

  Grigorakis, Kriton ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Ethical Matrix; Ethics; Fish; Seafood; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; ETHICS; FISH; SEAFOOD; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 77954310846     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-009-9210-5     Document Type: Article

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