Fisheries management : progress towards sustainability /
The world's stocks of wild fish continue to decline, making the task of finding innovative, sustainable and socially acceptable methods of fisheries management more important than ever. Several new approaches from around the world have proved to be successful in stemming the decline whilst incr...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford ; Ames, Iowa :
Blackwell Pub.,
2007.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The world's stocks of wild fish continue to decline, making the task of finding innovative, sustainable and socially acceptable methods of fisheries management more important than ever. Several new approaches from around the world have proved to be successful in stemming the decline whilst increasing fish catches, and under the editorship of McClanahan and Castilla this international team of authors have looked to these examples to provide the reader with carefully chosen case studies offering practical suggestions and solutions for problem fisheries elsewhere. The coverage includes: community based fisheries; collaborative and co-operative fisheries management; coastal fisheries management; and the future for sustainable fisheries management. Written by many of the world's most experienced practitioners "Fisheries Management: Progress Toward Sustainability" is an important purchase for all fisheries scientists, managers and conservationists. All libraries in universities and research establishments where this area is studied and taught will find this book a valuable addition to their shelves |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 332 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470996072 0470996072 9780470996065 0470996064 1281312215 9781281312211 9786611312213 6611312218 0470763965 9780470763964 |