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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816620503321

Autore

Pontecorvo Giulio <1923->

Titolo

Fisheries management : pandemic failure, workable solutions / / Giulio Pontecorvo, William E. Schrank ; with contributions by Mark Holliday, Donald B. Olson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley, : Emerald, 2009

ISBN

1-282-73578-0

9786612735783

1-84855-217-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiv, 176 pages) : illustrations (some color), 1 color map

Altri autori (Persone)

SchrankWilliam E. <1940->

Disciplina

338.372

Soggetti

Fishery management

Fishery management - Environmental aspects

Fishery management - Economic aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Fisheries Management: Pandemic Failure, Workable Solutions; Copyright page; Contents; List of Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Trends in Capture Fisheries and Aquaculture; Chapter 2. Climate, Fish Populations, and Fisheries; Chapter 3. Evolution of Fisheries Statistics in the United States; Chapter 4. The Supply of Fish and Fishery Management; Chapter 5. Economics and Policy Options; Chapter 6. Conclusion; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Examines the underlying root causes of our failure to successfully manage the fishery resources of the world's oceans and offers alternative solutions that will allow human society to maximize the long term benefits form ocean resources. This monograph is of interest to academics in economics, business, environmental sciences and sociology.