European Sea Bass in the North Sea: Past, Present and Future Status, Use and Management Challenges

Global Challenges in Recreational Fisheries

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 111-129

  Colman, Jonathan E ^a   Pawson, Mike G ^b   Holmen, Johannes ^a   Haugen, Thrond O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological stock; Cooperative management; Dicentrarchus labrax; European sea bass; Recreational fisheries

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889400002     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470697597.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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