A framework for mapping small-scale coastal fisheries using fishers' knowledge

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1781-1792

  Léopold, Marc ^a,b   Guillemot, Nicolas ^a,c,d   Rocklin, Delphine ^a   Chen, Cheryl ^e  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^b Vanuatu Fisheries Department   (Vanuatu)

^c UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

^d Environment Department   (New Caledonia)

^e Marine Planning Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Fisheries mapping; Fishers' knowledge; Map based interviews; Participatory GIS; Small scale coastal fisheries; Spatial fisheries management

Indexed keywords

CATCH STATISTICS; COASTAL ZONE; CORAL REEF; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING EFFORT; GIS; MANGROVE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA];

ANTHOZOA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84901370288     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fst204     Document Type: Article

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