Life cycle assessment of fisheries: A review for fisheries scientists and managers

Fisheries Research

Volumn 143, Issue , 2013, Pages 21-38

  Avadí, Angel ^a   Fréon, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Allocation; Energy; Environmental impacts; Fisheries; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874409437     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2013.01.006     Document Type: Review

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