The irony and the exclusivity of Atlantic bluefin tuna management

Marine Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 249-251

  Webster, D G ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic bluefin tuna; Endangered species; Highly migratory species; International fisheries management; Vulnerability response

Indexed keywords

CITES; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MIGRATORY SPECIES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TUNA FISHERY; VULNERABILITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 78349304232     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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