Feasibility of ranching coastal cod (Gadus morhua) compared with on-growing, full-cycle farming and fishing

Marine Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-17

  Halldórsson, Jón E ^a   Björnsson, Björn ^b   Gunnlaugsson, Stefán B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKUREYRI   (Iceland)

^b MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Cod farming; Cod ranching; Feasibility; Fisheries; On growing; Profitability

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GADOID FISHERY; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; PROFITABILITY; QUOTA SYSTEM; RANCHING;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 80051543705     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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