Do we have enough information to apply the ecosystem approach to management of deep-sea fisheries? An example from the West of Scotland

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 265-280

  Heymans, Johanna J ^a   Howell, Kerry L ^b   Ayers, Morag ^c   Burrows, Michael T ^a   Gordon, John D M ^a   Jones, Emma G ^d,e   Neat, Francis ^e  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^e MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep water fisheries; Deep water sharks; Ecopath; Ecosystem based assessment; Rockall trough

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DEEP SEA; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HOLISTIC APPROACH; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; ROCKFALL; SHARK; TROUGH;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 79951998112     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsq065     Document Type: Article

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