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Record Nr.

UNINA9910140602503321

Titolo

Behavior of marine fishes [[electronic resource] ] : capture processes and conservation challenges / / editor, Pingguo He

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

ISBN

0-470-96176-7

1-282-54788-7

9786612547881

0-8138-1096-5

0-8138-1118-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (401 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HePingguo

Disciplina

597.177

639.8

Soggetti

Marine fishes - Behavior

Fishery management

Marine fishes - Conservation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Behavior of Marine Fishes: Capture Processes and Conservation Challenges; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Introduction; Part One: Locomotion and Sensory Capabilities in Marine Fish; Chapter 1: Swimming in Marine Fish; Chapter 2: Fish Vision and Its Role in Fish Capture; Chapter 3: Hearing in Marine Fish and Its Application in Fisheries; Part Two: Fish Behavior near Fishing Gears during Capture Processes; Chapter 4: Fish Behavior near Bottom Trawls; Chapter 5: Fish Behavior in Relation to Longlines; Chapter 6: Fish Pots: Fish Behavior, Capture Processes, and Conservation Issues

Chapter 7: Large-Scale Fish Traps: Gear Design, Fish Behavior, and Conservation ChallengesChapter 8: Fish Behavior near Gillnets: Capture Processes and Influencing Factors; Chapter 9: Electric Senses of Fish and Their Application in Marine Fisheries; Part Three: Contemporary Issues in Capture and Conservation in Marine Fisheries; Chapter 10: Technical Measures to Reduce Bycatch and Discards in Trawl Fisheries;



Chapter 11: Mortality of Animals that Escape Fishing Gears or Are Discarded after Capture: Approaches to Reduce Mortality

Chapter 12: Effect of Trawling on the Seabed and Mitigation Measures to Reduce ImpactChapter 13: Measures to Reduce Interactions of Marine Megafauna with Fishing Operations; Appendix: Species Names Mentioned in the Text; Index; Color plates

Sommario/riassunto

Understanding fish behavior in relation to capture processes in marine fisheries is of fundamental importance to reducing bycatch and discards, and to enhancing marine fisheries conservation efforts.    A thorough understanding of this allows commercial fishers to more effectively capture target species while reducing the catch of unwanted species. Behavior of Marine Fishes: Capture Processes and Conservation Challenges provides the reader with principles, patterns, and characteristics on fish behavior and fish capture processes using several types of important commercial fishing gears.