Factors to consider in evaluating the management and conservation effectiveness of a whale sanctuary to protect and conserve the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)

Marine Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 163-180

  Hinch, Patricia R ^a   De Santo, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eubalaena glacialis; Grand Manan Basin whale sanctuary; Marine protected area; North Atlantic right whale

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; MARINE POLICY; MIGRATORY SPECIES; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WHALE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); CANADA; GRAND MANAN ARCHIPELAGO; NEW BRUNSWICK;

BALAENIDAE; CETACEA; EUBALAENA GLACIALIS;

EID: 78349311957     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2010.09.002     Document Type: Article

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