Is the EU's Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) with Mauritania a genuine partnership or exploitation by the EU?

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 56, Issue , 2012, Pages 26-34

  Nagel, Philipp ^a   Gray, Tim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH STOCK; NEW FORMS; PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS;

CONTRACTS; FISHERIES;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

DECISION MAKING; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

MAURITANIA;

EID: 83455229593     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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