Evaluation and legal assessment of certified seafood

Marine Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1284-1289

  Froese, Rainer ^a   Proelss, Alexander ^b  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Code of conduct for sustainable fishing; Eco labels; Law of the sea; Maximum sustainable yield; Seafood certification; Sustainable fishing

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; ECOLABELING; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; LAW OF THE SEA; LEGAL SYSTEM; OVERFISHING; SEAFOOD; STOCK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84861694745     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2012.03.017     Document Type: Article

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