View from the wheelhouse: Perceptions on marine management from the fishing community and suggestions for improvement

Marine Policy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2014, Pages 39-50

  Yates, K L ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fisheries management; Local ecological knowledge; Marine protected areas; Northern Ireland; Participation; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING COMMUNITY; KNOWLEDGE; MARINE PARK; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PERCEPTION; PROTECTED AREA; STAKEHOLDER;

NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84896459256     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2014.03.002     Document Type: Article

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