The past, present and future use of drifting fish aggregating devices (FADs) in the Indian Ocean

Marine Policy

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 163-170

  Davies, Tim K ^a   Mees, Chris C ^b   Milner Gulland, E J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Marine Resources Assessment Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bycatch; Fleet dynamics; Implementation error; Management evaluation; Purse seine; Tropical tuna

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY POLICY; FISHERY PRODUCTION; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PURSE SEINING; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TUNA FISHERY; BYCATCH REDUCTION DEVICE; FISHERY ECONOMICS; FUTURE PROSPECT; SUSTAINABILITY;

INDIAN OCEAN;

SCOMBRIDAE;

EID: 84892467406     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2013.12.014     Document Type: Article

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