The aquatic invaders: Marine Management Figuring Fishermen, Fisheries, and Lionfish in The Bahamas

Cultural Anthropology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 667-688

  Moore, Amelia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Bahamas; Fisheries management; Invasive species; Lionfish; Maritime anthropology; Multispecies ethnography

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869046436     PISSN: 08867356     EISSN: 15481360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1360.2012.01166.x     Document Type: Article

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