Determinants of noncompliance with light attraction regulation among inshore fishers in Ghana

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 172-177

  Akpalu, Wisdom ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Dynamic model; Fishery regulation; Ghana

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953193778     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2010.12.014     Document Type: Article

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