Attitudes to and preferences of divers toward regulation

New Frontiers in Marine Tourism

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 171-187

  Barker, Nola ^a   Roberts, Callum ^b  

^a Science and Standards Department   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84904783764     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780080551081     Document Type: Chapter

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