Confidentiality over fishing effort data threatens science and management progress

Fish and Fisheries

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 110-117

  Hinz, H ^a   Murray, L G ^a   Lambert, G I ^a   Hiddink, J G ^a   Kaiser, M J ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecosystem approach; EU regulations; Fishers rights; Fishing impacts; Good Environmental Status; Vessel Monitoring System

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISHERY REGULATION; FISHING EFFORT; LOCAL PLANNING; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84873436420     PISSN: 14672960     EISSN: 14672979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2979.2012.00475.x     Document Type: Article

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