An Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management framework: the efficient, regional-level planning tool for management agencies

Marine Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1226-1238

  Fletcher, W J ^a   Shaw, J ^a   Metcalf, S J ^a,b   Gaughan, D J ^a  

^a WESTERN AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES AND MARINE RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agency priority setting; Ecosystem Based Management; External drivers; Governance; Regional marine planning; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HOLISTIC APPROACH; MARINE POLICY; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; REGIONAL PLANNING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77955087786     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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