A rapid impact and vulnerability assessment approach for commercial fisheries management

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 71, Issue , 2013, Pages 131-140

  Tuler, Seth P ^a   Webler, Thomas ^a   Polsky, Colin ^b  

^a Social and Environmental Research Institute   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENCY RESOURCES; ANALYTICAL TOOL; COMMERCIAL FISHERIES; ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES; FEDERAL LAW; FISHERIES MANAGEMENT; FISHERY CONSERVATION; KNOWLEDGE GAPS; LONG-TERM POLICIES; MANAGEMENT PLANS; MASSACHUSETTS; MULTIPLE SPECIES; MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS; SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES; SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS;

CONSERVATION; ECONOMICS; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS;

FISHERIES;

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; POLICY MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; STAKEHOLDER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY;

MASSACHUSETTS; NEW BEDFORD HARBOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84869863202     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2012.09.013     Document Type: Article

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