Voluntary institutions and behaviours as alternatives to formal regulations in recreational fisheries management

Fish and Fisheries

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 439-457

  Cooke, Steven J ^a   Suski, Cory D ^b   Arlinghaus, Robert ^c,d   Danylchuk, Andy J ^e  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Angler education; Harvest regulations; Recreational fisheries; Stakeholder engagement; Voluntary regulations

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; EDUCATION; EMERGENCE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; STAKEHOLDER; STANDARD (REFERENCE);

EID: 84886440939     PISSN: 14672960     EISSN: 14672979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2979.2012.00477.x     Document Type: Article

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