Prospects for a sustainable increase in the availability of long chain omega 3s: Lessons from the antarctic krill fishery

Omega-6/3 Fatty Acids: Functions, Sustainability Strategies and Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 267-296

  Hill, Simeon L ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aker biomarine; Antarctic and southern ocean coalition (ASOC); Antarctic fur seal; Antarctic krill euphausia superba; Aquaculture; Black browed albatross; Commission for the conservation of antarctic marine living resources (CCAMLR); Conservation; Conservation principles; Continuous pumping system; Cooperation; Decision making; Docosahexaenoic acid; Ecosystem; Ecosystem approach to fisheries; Ecosystem services; Environmental responsibility; Environmentally responsible; Evidence; Exploitation; Fisheries; Fisheries management; Flagship species; Food and agriculture organisation of the United Nations (FAO); Funding; Governance; Harvesting; High Seas; Marine; Marine stewardship council (MSC); Monitoring; Nutraceutical; Patent; Penguin; Precautionary approach; Precautionary catch limit; Rational use; Reference point; Risk; Soupfin shark; Stakeholder engagement; Stakeholders; Standards of evidence; Sustainability; Sustainability criteria; Sustainable; Trade offs; Trigger level; Uncertainty; Vitamin A; Whale; Whole foods; World commission on environment and development (WCED); World summit on sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013476052     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-215-5_14     Document Type: Chapter

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