The hesitant emergence of maximum sustainable yield (MSY) in fisheries policies in Europe

Marine Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 473-480

  Mesnil, Benoit ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Common Fisheries Policy; European Union; ICES; MSY

Indexed keywords

COMMON FISHERIES POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MAXIMUM SUSTAINABLE YIELD;

EUROPE;

EID: 80053172639     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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