Indicators of fishing pressure and seafloor integrity

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1850-1858

  Piet, G J ^a   Hintzen, N T ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ecosystem based management; good environmental status; habitat; MSFD; vessel monitoring system

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHOS; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE; FISHING EFFORT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MONITORING SYSTEM; SEAFLOOR; VESSEL;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84867596374     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fss162     Document Type: Article

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