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The Shellfish Corner: Sustainability and the Precautionary Principle
Aquaculture Magazine (2019)
  • Michael A Rice
Abstract
The precautionary principle in environmental protection often comes into conflict with the principle of sustainable development. The history of the development of the Precautionary Principle and the Principle of Sustainability as articulated by the Brundtland Commission in 1987 is explored in the context of shellfish farming in public trust waters.
Keywords
  • shellfish,
  • bivalve aquaculture,
  • sustainability,
  • precautionary principle
Publication Date
August, 2019
Citation Information
Michael A Rice. "The Shellfish Corner: Sustainability and the Precautionary Principle" Aquaculture Magazine Vol. 44 Iss. 4 (2019) p. 72 - 75 ISSN: 0199-1388
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michael_rice/73/