Delivering sustainable fisheries through adoption of a risk-based framework as part of an ecosystem approach to fisheries management

Marine Policy

Volumn 93, Issue , 2018, Pages 232-240

  Kenny, Andrew J ^a   Campbell, Neil ^b   Koen Alonso, Mariano ^c   Pepin, Pierre ^c   Diz, Daniela ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 85019453293     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2017.05.018     Document Type: Article

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