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Synopsis
Explores causes of reduced harvests of fish worldwide, looking at commercial fishing techniques that threaten marine ecosystems, the evolution of international laws governing fishing zones, specific fish populations in the US, and approaches to saving fish and sustaining oceanic ecosystems. For general readers. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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Review
Biologist Michael Berrill thinks that overfishing will turn the oceans into the most important frontier of environmentalism in the 21st century. "We are obviously close to, and probably exceeding, the maximum global catch that is possible to sustain," he writes, showing that the total weight of the annual fish catch has quadrupled since 1950. The Plundered Seas occasionally veers toward the technocratic, with its descriptions of New Zealand fishing laws and the like, but it rarely dwells on such subjects for too long. The Plundered Seas is written for general readers who won't be put off by a bit of detail, and includes a few sly observations: "If there ever were a fish destined for extermination by humans, it must be salmon, for it tastes too good, it looks too good, and it swims right into the hands, or nets, of inshore and upriver fishers."
About the Author
Michael Berrill is a professor in the Department of Biology at Trent University.
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- PublisherSierra Club Books
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0871569450
- ISBN 13 9780871569455
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages208
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