Fisheries management [[electronic resource] ] : a manual for still-water coarse fisheries / / Ashley Girdler, Ian Wellby, Robin Welcomme

• Record Nr.: UNISA996212792403316
• Autore: Girdler Ashley
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Ames, IA, : Blackwell Pub., 2010
• ISBN: 1-282-54887-5; 9786612548871; 1-4443-1977-9; 1-4443-1978-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (418 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): WellbyIan; WelcommeR. L
• Disciplina: 639.21068; 639.3/12; 639.312
• Soggetti: Fishery management; Aquatic resources - Management
• 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 index.
• Nota di contenuto: Fisheries Management: A Manual for Still-Water Coarse Fisheries; Contents; Acknowledgements; Part I: Ecology of Still-Water Fisheries; 1: Introduction; 2: Ecology of Lakes; 3: Bacteria; 4: Plants; 5: Invertebrates; 6: Fish; 7: Disease-Causing Organisms; 8: Mammals and Birds; Part II: Management of Still-Water Fisheries; 9: Developing and Preparing a Fishery; 10: The Construction of a Still-Water Fishery; 11: Fish Stock Assessment; 12: Stock Manipulation; 13: Invertebrate Survey; 14: Control of Water Quality; 15: Control of Aquatic Plants; 16: Control of Erosion; 17: Control of Predators and Nuisance Species18: Managing the Impact of Climate Change on Still-Water Fisheries; 19: Control of Fish Disease; 20: Biosecurity; 21: Control of Fishing Activities; 22: Fish Nutrition; 23: Improving Conditions or Fishery Enhancement; 24: General Administration; Part III: Legal and Social Framework; 25: General Legislation; 26: Environmental Legislation; 27: Direct Fisheries-Related Legislation; 28: Agencies and Organisations; Appendix A: Example of ; Risk Assessment; Appendix B: Example Model of a Disciplinary Procedure; Appendix C: Example of a Fisheries Survey; GlossaryFurther Reading; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Fisheries Management is a beautifully-produced full colour guide to the management of still-water coarse fisheries. Carefully compiled by three leading specialists, who each draw on many years' experience, this book is an essential purchase for all still water coarse fisheries managers. The correct management of still waters and their fisheries is vital to ensure environmental protection and an appropriate level of stocking densities of healthy fish. This new book provides the reader with the necessary information to achieve these goals. The book's first part covers the ecology of still wate