Boom-to-bust. The scallop (Argopecten purpuratus) fishery in the Pisco-Paracas region, southern Peruvian coast

This paper examines scallop (Argopecten purpuratus) booms experienced in the Pisco-Paracas Region of southern Peru, triggered by the 1982-1983 and the 1997-1998 mega-El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events. The quiet fishing ports have been transformed by these booms, which have attracted outside...

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Main Author: Ricardo M. González Hunt
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú 2010-04-01
Series:Espacio y Desarrollo
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Online Access:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/espacioydesarrollo/article/view/5353

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