Fragmented governance: Reconciling legal strategies for shark conservation and management

Marine Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-78

  Techera, Erika J ^a   Klein, Natalie ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecosystem based fishery management; Environmental governance; International law; Marine conservation; Sharks

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INTERNATIONAL LAW; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SHARK; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

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EID: 77956952101     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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