Fish catching methods of the world [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] Otto Gabriel ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Oxford, UK ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell Pub., c2005
• Edizione: 4th ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (538 p.)
• Disciplina: 639.2
• Soggetto topico: Fisheries; Fisheries - Equipment and supplies; Fishing
• Altri autori: GabrielOtto BrandtAndres von <1908->
• Note generali: Rev. ed. of: Fish catching methods of the world / Andres von Brandt. 3rd ed., Rev. and enl. 1984.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Fish Catching Methods of the World; Contents; Preface to the Fourth Edition; 1 Catching methods in fisheries: an Introduction; 1.1 Fisherman and hunter; 1.2 From subsistence fishing to commercial fisheries; 1.3 Sport fishing and commercial fisheries; 1.4 Active and passive fishing gear; 1.5 Basic ideas for fishing methods: their distribution and possible improvement; 1.6 Division of labour and collective fishing; 1.7 Manpower, mechanization and automation; 1.8 Fishing technology; 2 Fishing by gathering; 2.1 Hand-picking; 2.2 Stranded prey; 2.3 Catching by bailing out ; 2.4 Implements for 'gathering' in fisheries2.5 Fishing with the feet; 2.6 Mechanization of gathering; 3 Male and female divers; 3.1 Divers catching fish and supporting fishing operations; 3.2 Diving equipment; 3.3 Female divers; 3.4 Tools and collecting bags; 3.5 Technological progress in diving; 4 Animals as a help in fisheries; 4.1 Horses and fishermen; 4.2 Dogs used in fisheries; 4.3 Fishing with otters; 4.4 Fishing with birds; 4.5 Cormorant fishing; 4.6 Driving fish with diving birds; 4.7 Sucker fish for catching turtles; 4.8 Fishing with octopus; 4.9 Using the friendly porpoise ; 5 Fish Harvesting after stupefying5.1 Simple forms of mechanical stupefying; 5.2 Stupefying with dynamite; 5.3 Fish poisoning; 5.4 Fishing with industrial chemicals; 5.5 Deoxygenation or suffocation; 5.6 Electrical fishing; 5.7 Electrified gear in sea fisheries; 6 Spearing, harpooning and shooting Fish; 6.1 Spearing with pushed gear; 6.2 Fish plummets; 6.3 Eel combs; 6.4 Fishing with thrown spears; 6.5 Fishing with bow and arrow; 6.6 Harpooning; 6.7 Whaling; 6.8 Harpooning swordfish; 6.9 Fishing with blowguns; 6.10 Shooting fish; 7 Fishing with clamps, tongs, rakes and wrenching Gear ; 7.1 Clamps7.2 Tongs; 7.3 Rakes; 7.4 Wrenching gear for harvesting seaweed; 7.5 Further developments; 8 Line fishing: basic implements; 8.1 Bobbing; 8.2 Gorges; 8.3 Forerunners of modern hooks; 8.4 Modern fishing hooks; 8.5 Lines and casts; 8.6 Swivels, stops, rotating links and snaps; 8.7 Otter boards; 8.8 The kite; 8.9 Stabilizers; 9 Line fishing: gear and methods; 9.1 Handlines; 9.2 Pole-and-line fishing; 9.3 Set lines; 9.4 Bottom longlines; 9.5 Driftlines; 9.6 Troll lines; 9.7 Fishing with roundhaulers; 9.8 Modern progress in line fishing; 10 Fishing for sport and recreation ; 10.1 Rods and reels10.2 Float fishing; 10.3 Ground fishing and ledgering; 10.4 Spin fishing and jigging; 10.5 Fly fishing; 10.6 Sport trolling and big game fishing; 11 Attracting, concentrating and frightening fish; 11.1 Optical lures; 11.2 Light fishing; 11.3 Chemical lures; 11.4 Sexual lures; 11.5 Acoustic bait; 11.6 Lure lines and aggregating devices; 11.7 Fish frightening methods; 11.8 New ideas; 12 Pole-hooks and rippers; 12.1 Pole-hooks and gaffs; 12.2 Fish harrows; 12.3 Pilking with handlines; 12.4 Rippers on stationary lines and troll lines; 12.5 Rippers for cephalopods ; 12.6 Mechanization of jigging
• Sommario/riassunto: In the sixteen years since the last edition of Von Brant's classic work was published, fishing and fisheries have undergone vast changes. Not only has there been great progress in the development of new tools, materials and techniques, but the industry has seen an increasing need to address controversial issues such as declining fish stocks, enormous quantities of bycatch and discard and the impact of towed fishing gear on the environment. Fully revised and updated to reflect such changes, the fourth edition of this widely read and popular book offers: A unique, comprehen
• Titolo autorizzato: Fish catching methods of the world
• ISBN: 1-281-31208-8; 9786611312084; 0-470-79279-5; 0-470-99564-5; 0-470-99563-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910830750003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II