The current situation and prospects of fisheries certification and ecolabelling

Fisheries Research

Volumn 182, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-6

  Gutierrez, Nicolas L ^a   Defeo, Omar ^b   Bush, Simon R ^c   Butterworth, Doug S ^d   Roheim, Cathy A ^e   Punt, Andre E ^f  

^a FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^b Unidad en Desarrollo de Ciencias del Mar   (Uruguay)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^f Univ WA Sch Aquatic Fish Sciences   (United States)

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EID: 84973595143     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2016.05.004     Document Type: Editorial

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