Mismatch between fish landings and market trends: A western European case study

Fisheries Research

Volumn 121-122, Issue , 2012, Pages 104-114

  Miller, Dana D ^a   Clarke, Maurice ^b   Mariani, Stefano ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b MARINE INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fishery landings; Historical ecology; Seafood consumption; Seafood trade

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862831568     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2012.01.016     Document Type: Article

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