Enhancing the agency of fishers: A conceptual model of self-management in Australian abalone fisheries

Marine Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 165-175

  Gilmour, Patrick W ^a   Dwyer, Peter D ^a   Day, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavior; Co management; Cooperation; Individual transferable quota; Self management; Stewardship

Indexed keywords

COMANAGEMENT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY POLICY; FISHING INDUSTRY; MODELING; SUSTAINABILITY;

AUSTRALIA;

HALIOTIDAE;

EID: 84867331091     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2012.04.015     Document Type: Article

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