Performance of regional fisheries management organizations: Ecosystem-based governance of bycatch and discards

Fish and Fisheries

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 327-351

  Gilman, Eric ^a   Passfield, Kelvin ^b   Nakamura, Katrina ^c  

^a HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management   (Cook Islands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bycatch; Discards; Ecosystem based fisheries management; Performance assessment; RFMO

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BYCATCH; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; FISHERY DISCARD; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING MORTALITY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL PLANNING;

EID: 84899073274     PISSN: 14672960     EISSN: 14672979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/faf.12021     Document Type: Article

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