Massive freshwater gains from producing food at sea

Water Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 547-554

  Radulovich, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Assisted fisheries; Enhanced fisheries; Food production; Food security; Freshwater savings; Mariculture; Marine aquaculture; Sea farming

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80051531071     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2011.137     Document Type: Article

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