A Robust Métier-Based Approach to Classifying Fishing Practices Within Commercial Fisheries

Developing a typology of heterogeneous fishing practices through the use of métier analysis is a useful step in understanding the dynamics of fishing fleets and enabling effective implementation of management outcomes. We develop a non-hierarchical clustering framework to quantitatively categorize i...

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Main Authors: Mahdi Parsa, Timothy J. Emery, Ashley J. Williams, Simon Nicol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.552391/full