Impact of Aquaculture on Commercial Fisheries: Fishermen's Local Ecological Knowledge

Human Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-40

  Wiber, Melanie Gay ^a   Young, Sheena ^b   Wilson, Lisette ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b Fundy North Fishermen's Association   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Fisheries; Local ecological knowledge

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISH CULTURE; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF FUNDY; CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK;

CLUPEIDAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ECHINOIDEA; LOBSTER; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 84857918317     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-011-9450-7     Document Type: Article

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