The role of subsistence fishing in the hybrid economy of an indigenous community

Marine Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 183-191

  Busilacchi, Sara ^a   Russ, Garry R ^a   Williams, Ashley J ^a,b   Sutton, Stephen G ^a   Begg, Gavin A ^a,c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY   (New Caledonia)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reef fisheries; Livelihoods; Mixed economy; Subsistence fisheries; Torres Strait

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; FISHERY ECONOMICS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING EFFORT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

AUSTRALIA; TORRES STRAIT;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84867328096     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2012.04.017     Document Type: Article

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