Fishing for the impacts of climate change in the marine sector: A case study

International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 421-441

  van Putten, Ingrid ^a   Metcalf, Sarah ^b   Frusher, Stewart ^c   Marshall, Nadine ^d   Tull, Malcolm ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Climate change; Fisheries; Marine tourism; Ocean warming

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE SYSTEM; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH WORK; RESOURCE USE; TOURISM MARKET;

EID: 84914155490     PISSN: 17568692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJCCSM-01-2013-0002     Document Type: Article

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