Mapping fisheries for marine spatial planning: Gear-specific vessel monitoring system (VMS), marine conservation and offshore renewable energy

Marine Policy

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 293-300

  Campbell, Maria S ^a   Stehfest, Kilian M ^b   Votier, Stephen C ^a   Hall Spencer, Jason M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Displacement; Gear type; Marine protected area; Marine renewable energy; Marine spatial planning; Vessel monitoring system

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FISHERY; FISHING GEAR; MAPPING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MONITORING SYSTEM; PROTECTED AREA; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SPATIAL PLANNING; VESSEL;

ENGLISH CHANNEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84894073407     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2013.09.015     Document Type: Article

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