Mismanagement of Marine Fisheries

ISBN-13: 9780521896726 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 320 str.

Alan Longhurst

Opis

A critique of the central assumption that marine ecosystems produce surplus fish that can be taken by commercial fishing.

Recenzje

'A highly readable and insightful analysis of prominent failures in world fisheries management from an eminent marine scientist.' Peter Koeller, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Spis treści

Preface; 1. From certainty to doubt in fishery science; 2. The ecological consequences of the extraordinary fecundity of teleosts; 3. Indeterminate growth, negative senescence and longevity; 4. Marine ecosystems: their structure and simulation; 5. The natural variability of fish populations and fisheries; 6. Has sustainability in fishing ever been achieved?; 7. What is the real state of global fish populations?; 8. The mechanics of fish population collapse; 9. Why do some fish populations not recover after depletion?; 10. Is the response of the fishery science community appropriate?; 11. Conclusion: sustainability can be achieved rarely, and only under special conditions.