Complexities and Uncertainties in Transitioning Small-Scale Coral Reef Fisheries
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1 National Center for Scientific Research, Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l’Environnement (CRIOBE), USR 3278 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-EPHE-UPVD, Perpignan, France, 2 Laboratoire d’Excellence CORAIL, Perpignan, France, 3 Department of Anthropology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA, 4 Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA, 5 Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA, 6 Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
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