A review of formal objections to Marine Stewardship Council fisheries certifications

Biological Conservation

Volumn 161, Issue , 2013, Pages 10-17

  Christian, Claire ^a   Ainley, David ^b   Bailey, Megan ^c   Dayton, Paul ^d   Hocevar, John ^e   LeVine, Michael ^f   Nikoloyuk, Jordan ^g   Nouvian, Claire ^h   Velarde, Enriqueta ⁱ   Werner, Rodolfo ^a   Jacquet, Jennifer ^j  

^a Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition   (United States)

^b H T HARVEY AND ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Greenpeace USA   (United States)

^f Oceana   (United States)

^g Ecology Action Centre   (Canada)

^h Bloom Association   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

^j NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Certification; Eco label; Fisheries management; Marine Stewardship Council; Sustainable seafood

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLABELING; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; LITERATURE REVIEW; SEAFOOD; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

EID: 84876342074     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.01.002     Document Type: Review

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