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Fishing under the Radar
Illuminating Compliance with China’s Annual Fishing Moratorium
Björn Bos
Land Economics, August 2025, 101 (3) 330-352; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/le.101.3.022824-0019R1
Björn Bos
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Economics, University of Hamburg, Germany

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Land Economics
Vol. 101, Issue 3
1 Aug 2025
Fishing under the Radar
Björn Bos
Land Economics Aug 2025, 101 (3) 330-352; DOI: 10.3368/le.101.3.022824-0019R1
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