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Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management
Jason Link
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Description for Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management
hardcover. Compiles the issues involved in successful ecosystem-based fisheries management to foster its implementation and further scientific research into the area. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 b/w illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: KNAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 480.
Responsible fisheries management is of increasing interest to the scientific community, resource managers, policy makers, stakeholders and the general public. Focusing solely on managing one species of fish stock at a time has become less of a viable option in addressing the problem. Incorporating more holistic considerations into fisheries management by addressing the trade-offs among the range of issues involved, such as ecological principles, legal mandates and the interests of stakeholders, will hopefully challenge and shift the perception that doing ecosystem-based fisheries management is unfeasible. Demonstrating that EBFM is in fact feasible will have widespread impact, both in US and ... Read more
Responsible fisheries management is of increasing interest to the scientific community, resource managers, policy makers, stakeholders and the general public. Focusing solely on managing one species of fish stock at a time has become less of a viable option in addressing the problem. Incorporating more holistic considerations into fisheries management by addressing the trade-offs among the range of issues involved, such as ecological principles, legal mandates and the interests of stakeholders, will hopefully challenge and shift the perception that doing ecosystem-based fisheries management is unfeasible. Demonstrating that EBFM is in fact feasible will have widespread impact, both in US and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521762984
SKU
V9780521762984
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-20
About Jason Link
J. S. Link is currently a senior scientist at the National Marine Fisheries Service in Woods Hole, USA. He has spent a large part of his career in helping to establish the scientific underpinnings for ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM) and has received the Fisheries Society of the British Isles Medal for significant advances in fisheries science.
Reviews for Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management
'… a refreshing and fresh book that is easy to read …Dr Link's largely open-minded and pragmatic approach to EBFM in this book is particularly helpful in terms of guiding and encouraging its application.' Fish and Fisheries 'This volume provides a good overview of a wide range of tools that can be used to evaluate the ecosystem consequences of fishing. ... Read more