Tracing value chains to understand effects of trade on coral reef fish in Zanzibar, Tanzania

Marine Policy

Volumn 38, Issue , 2013, Pages 246-256

  Thyresson, M ^a   Crona, B ^a   Nystrom M ^a   de la Torre Castro, M ^a   Jiddawi, N ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Ecosystem processes; Functional groups; Seafood market; Small scale fisheries; Trade

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FISHING; FOOD MARKET; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; SEAFOOD; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY; TRADE;

TANZANIA; ZANZIBAR ISLAND;

ANTHOZOA; PISCES;

EID: 84880378450     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2012.05.041     Document Type: Article

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