The spectre of uncertainty in management of exploited fish stocks: The illustrative case of Atlantic bluefin tuna

Marine Policy

Volumn 47, Issue , 2014, Pages 8-14

  Fromentin, Jean Marc ^a   Bonhommeau, Sylvain ^a   Arrizabalaga, Haritz ^b   Kell, Laurence T ^c  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^c International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas   (Spain)

Author keywords

Management; Overexploitation; Rebuilding; Scientific diagnosis; Tuna; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EXPLOITATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; OVERFISHING; PERCIFORM; STOCK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84894286079     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2014.01.018     Document Type: Article

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