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Record Nr.

UNINA9910957620103321

Titolo

Sustaining marine fisheries / / Committee on Ecosystem Management for Sustainable Marine Fisheries, Ocean Studies Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999

ISBN

9780309174244

0309174244

9780309522786

0309522781

9780585047201

0585047200

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 164 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

639.3/2

Soggetti

Sustainable fisheries

Fishery management

Marine ecology

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 (p. 127-147) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Current Status of Marine Fisheries""; ""3 Fishing and Marine Ecosystems""; ""4 Diagnosing the Problems""; ""5 Options for Achieving Sustainability""; ""6 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""Literature Cited""; ""APPENDIX A Papers Presented at International Conference on Ecosystem Management for Sustainable Marine Fisheries, Monterey, California February 19-24, 1996""; ""APPENDIX B Biographies of Committee and Staff""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

Fluctuations and declines in marine fish populations have caused growing concern among marine scientists, fisheries managers, commercial and recreational fishers, and the public. Sustaining Marine Fisheries explores the nature of marine ecosystems and the complex interacting factors that shape their productivity. The book documents the condition of marine fisheries today, highlighting species and



geographic areas that are under particular stress. Challenges to achieving sustainability are discussed, and shortcomings of existing fisheries management and regulation are examined. The volume calls for fisheries management to adopt a broader ecosystem perspective that encompasses all relevant environmental and human influences. Sustaining Marine Fisheries offers new approaches to building workable fisheries management institutions, improving scientific data, and developing management tools. The book recommends ways to change current practices that encourage overexploitation of fish resources. It will be of special interest to marine policymakers and ecologists, fisheries regulators and managers, fisheries scientists and marine ecologists, fishers, and concerned individuals.