Rebuilding Mediterranean fisheries: A new paradigm for ecological sustainability

Fish and Fisheries

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 89-109

  Colloca, Francesco ^a   Cardinale, Massimiliano ^b   Maynou, Francesc ^c   Giannoulaki, Marianna ^d   Scarcella, Giuseppe ^e   Jenko, Klavdija ^f   Bellido, Josè Maria ^g,h   Fiorentino, Fabio ⁱ  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^e CNR   (Italy)

^f School for Marine Science and Technology   (United States)

^g Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mediterranean fisheries; MSY; Optimal length; Over exploitation

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CAPTURE METHOD; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FOOD WEB; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; OPTIMIZATION; OVERFISHING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 84873472490     PISSN: 14672960     EISSN: 14672979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2979.2011.00453.x     Document Type: Article

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