Assessment of IUU fishing for Southern Bluefin Tuna

Marine Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1150-1165

  Polacheck, Tom ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

CCSBT; International Standards; IUU fishing; RFMO; Southern Bluefin Tuna; Unreported catch

Indexed keywords

CATCH STATISTICS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; LONGLINING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STANDARD (REGULATION); STOCK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; TUNA FISHERY;

SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS MACCOYII; XIPHIIDAE;

EID: 84860156851     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2012.02.019     Document Type: Article

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