Rights-based management in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean tuna fishery: Economic and environmental change under the Vessel Day Scheme

Marine Policy

Volumn 42, Issue , 2013, Pages 259-267

  Havice, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Pacific island countries; Rights based management; Transferrable effort; Tuna; Vessel Day Scheme; Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING EFFORT; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; ISLAND STATE; LEGAL RIGHTS; TUNA FISHERY;

PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (CENTRAL); PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST);

SCOMBRIDAE;

EID: 84876697822     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2013.03.003     Document Type: Article

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