A Transactional and Collaborative Approach to Reducing Effects of Bottom Trawling

Conservation Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 470-479

  Gleason, Mary ^a   Feller, Erika M ^a   Merrifield, Matt ^a   Copps, Stephen ^b   Fujita, Rod ^c   Bell, Michael ^a   Rienecke, Steve ^a   Cook, Chuck ^a  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Essential fish habitat; Fisheries; Groundfish; Marine protected area; Private buyout

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY POLICY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARKETING; PRIVATE SECTOR; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRAWLING;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHERY; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

BIODIVERSITY; CALIFORNIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FISHERIES; LICENSURE; OWNERSHIP;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878149806     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12041     Document Type: Article

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