Fishing impact and environmental status in European seas: A diagnosis from stock assessments and ecosystem indicators

Fish and Fisheries

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 31-55

  Gascuel, Didier ^a   Coll, Marta ^b   Fox, Clive ^c   Guénette, Sylvie ^d   Guitton, Jérome ^a   Kenny, Andrew ^e   Knittweis, Leyla ^f   Rasmus Nielsen, J ^g   Piet, Gerjan ^h   Raid, Tiit ⁱ   Travers Trolet, Morgane ^j   Shephard, Samuel ^k  

^a UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^e CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^g TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^h WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^j IFREMER   (France)

^k QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Ecosystem approach to fisheries management; Ecosystem indicators; Good environmental status; Marine strategy framework directive; Stock assessment; Trophic level

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DETECTION METHOD; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING; FISHING COMMUNITY; FISHING EFFORT; FISHING MORTALITY; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; MARICULTURE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MORTALITY; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); BALTIC SEA;

EID: 84895807878     PISSN: 14672960     EISSN: 14672979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/faf.12090     Document Type: Article

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