Traditional knowledge, use, and management of living marine resources in american samoa: Documenting changes over time through interviews with elder fishers

Pacific Science

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 395-407

  Levine, Arielle ^a   Sauafea Le'Au, Fatima ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b American Samoa Field Office   (Samoa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CATCH COMPOSITION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; FISHING EFFORT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MARINE RESOURCE; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; PROTECTED AREA; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

AMERICAN SAMOA;

EID: 84879852137     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: 15346188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2984/67.3.7     Document Type: Article

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