A Synopsis of Environmental Issues Associated with Salmon Aquaculture in Canada

International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics

Volumn 17, Issue , 2008, Pages 123-162

  Cubitt, Fiona ^a   Butterworth, Kevin ^b   McKinley, Robert Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Atlantic Salmon; Dungeness Crab; Pink Salmon; Salmon Farm; Wild Salmon

Indexed keywords

EID: 85101380919     PISSN: 15703010     EISSN: 22151737     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-8835-3_10     Document Type: Chapter

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