The influence of culture on the international management of shark finning

Environmental Management

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 151-161

  Dell'Apa, Andrea ^a   Chad Smith, M ^a   Kaneshiro Pineiro, Mahealani Y ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Cultural beliefs; Education campaigns; Hawai'i; Shark finning

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT; CHINA; COASTAL COMMUNITIES; CULTURAL BELIEFS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HAWAI'I; INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT; SHARK FINNING;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

CHINESE; COMMUNITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; FISHERMAN; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; NATIVE HAWAIIAN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SELF SUSTAINABILITY; SHARK; SHARK FINNING; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIOLOGY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;

ANIMAL FINS; ANIMALS; CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CULTURE; EDUCATION; FISHERIES; HAWAII; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; SHARKS;

EID: 84905569622     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-014-0291-1     Document Type: Review

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