The total economic value of small-scale fisheries with a characterization of post-landing trends: An application in Madagascar with global relevance

Fisheries Research

Volumn 147, Issue , 2013, Pages 175-185

  Barnes Mauthe, Michele ^a,b   Oleson, Kirsten L L ^a,c   Zafindrasilivonona, Bienvenue ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c BLUE VENTURES CONSERVATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food security; Madagascar; Post landing trends; Poverty alleviation; Small scale fisheries; Total economic value

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880582478     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2013.05.011     Document Type: Article

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