Ninety percent of the large fish in the world's oceans have disappeared in the past half century, causing the collapse of fisheries along with numerous fish species. In this hard-hitting, provocative expose, Charles Clover reveals the dark underbelly and hidden costs of putting food on the table at home and in restaurants. From the Tsukiji fish ...
Expanding on the author's year-long study of the shrimp and salmon aquaculture industries as an Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellow, the book lays out the rationale behind aquaculture development: increasing the world food supply and creating jobs in areas hard hit by declining landings in wild fisheries. However, reality is something else ...
The author studies the histories of fisheries off the Gulf of Maine, and how the populations of cod, flounder, and other species that had dominated the region seemed to lose the ability to recover following annual harvests. Maps.
This book is from the "Wiley-Interscience Paperback Series". "The Wiley-Interscience Paperback Series" consists of selected books that have been made more accessible to consumers in an effort to increase global appeal and general circulation. With these new unabridged softcover volumes, "Wiley" hopes to extend the lives of these works by making ...
The world's marine fisheries are in trouble, as a direct result of overfishing and the overcapacity of fishing fleets. Despite intensive management efforts, the problems still persist in many areas, resulting in many fisheries being neither sustainable nor profitable. Using bio-economic models of commercial fisheries, this book demonstrates that ...
Many environmentalists believe that the world's over-exploited and ailing oceans will soon replace tropical rain forests as the most pressing global ecological issue. With cogent analysis and specific suggestions for reform, THE PLUNDERED SEAS is a timely and important contribution to the search for solutions to this important worldwide problem. ...
This popular course has been revised according to the December 1999 specifications for the CAE exam. It provides a thorough preparation for candidates, emphasising skills development, pronunciation, vocabulary extension, functional language and style. - It contains a wide variety of authentic reading texts and listening material on engaging and ...
Abundant fish along North America's West Coast Coast have nurtured rich and diverse cultures for centuries. But today millions of sockeye salmon routinely seem to "disappear" from the Fraser River, chinook salmon populations are collapsing, the abalone fishery is one of several that has been shut down and oolichan populations are in dramatic ...
The author's career has spanned 36 years of direct professional involvement in fisheries development operations in developing countries. He has left his imprint on fisheries activities of key programmes in Africa, South East Asia, Latin America and the Carribean, since he has been involved in the practical grass-roots operations in some of the ...
This book was written as a practical guide for anyone involved in freshwater fisheries management in temperate regions. Although it is primarily concerned with the British Isles, the principles set out apply in many other countries. The Severn-Trent Water Authority is one of the largest water authorities in Britain and is unusual in that its area ...
This book deals with the bottom-living fishes of the world's largest ecosystem, the deep-sea. After a brief review of the oceanographic setting, the diversity and ecology of this unique ichthyofauna are considered in detail. The book goes on to deal explicitly with slope fisheries, both developed and developing. The interaction of the ecology of ...
This excellent second edition of "Fisheries Biology, Assessment and Management", has been fully updated and expanded, providing a book which is an essential purchase for students and scientists studying, working or researching in fisheries and aquatic sciences. In the same way that excessive hunting on land has threatened terrestrial species, ...
This text sets out to develop new ideas on the development of fisheries in Europe. The scholarly and political attention for fisheries in general within Europe is predominantly focused on problems of controlling catch. In this book, it is not the problems of harvesting which are taken as the starting point, but opportunities in fisheries as a ...
Recreational or sports fishing is a multi-billion dollar industry worldwide and in many countries represents an important social and cultural activity. In some regions, it also contributes significant income to tourism and tackle businesses. In addition to its importance from a social and economic standpoint, the impact of recreational fishing on ...
Every notable aspect of "Toxic Contamination in Large Lakes" is examined by known experts from every continent. Authors represent the U.S. and Canada, Argentina, Sweden, USSR, Israel, Great Britain, Japan, China, The Netherlands, Germany, Kenya and Austria. Authors represent the entire spectrum - academia, government and industry. The first ...
Quantitative modeling methods have become a central tool in the management of harvested fish populations. This book examines how these modeling methods work, why they sometimes fail, and how they might be improved by incorporating larger ecological interactions. Fisheries Ecology and Management provides a broad introduction to the concepts and ...
Designed for beginning-level readers who have not yet completed more technical coursework in math and science, this book introduces the breadth of the fisheries conservation and management "process"--rather than the depths and details of specific fisheries conservation and management settings. It provides a broad background--including basic ...
The Alantic salmon (Salmo salar) is a fish of major biological interest and economic importance. Recent years have witnessed major advances in the understanding of the many facets of the biology, ecology and management of this fish. The author, Dr Derek Mills, covers all major aspects of the atlantic salmon throughout its geographical range in the ...
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An Introduction to Probability Theory and Its Applications
