Review of the causes of the rise of the illegal South African abalone fishery and consequent closure of the rights-based fishery

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 433-445

  Raemaekers, Serge ^a   Hauck, Maria ^a   Bürgener, Markus ^c   Mackenzie, Angus ^d   Maharaj, Genevieve ^d   Plagányi, Éva E ^a,e   Britz, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c TRAFFIC East/Southern Africa ^*  (South Africa)

^d Branch Fisheries   (South Africa)

^e CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK MARKET; COMPLEX SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC FACTORS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; SOUTH AFRICA;

BIOLOGY; COMMERCE; CRIME; MANAGEMENT; SHELLFISH;

FISHERIES;

COMPLIANCE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LITERATURE REVIEW; MOLLUSC; PARADIGM SHIFT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; TERRITORY; TRADE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

HALIOTIDAE;

EID: 79955806114     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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