Fishery Science and Management: Objectives and Limitations;

Wooster, W. S.

ISBN 10: 0387968415 / ISBN 13: 9780387968414

Published by Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Springer-Verlag, Lecture Notes on Coastal and Estuarine Studies, No. 28, 1988., 1988

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SOFTBACK original printed card pages: vii 339 158mm x 242mm (6.25 x 9.5") ex-academic library with usual plates and marks label on spine covers lightly used and rubbed.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fishery Science and Management: Objectives and Limitations
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Springer-Verlag, Lecture Notes on Coastal and Estuarine Studies, No. 28, 1988.
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387968415
• ISBN 13: 9780387968414
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science
  • Fish

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Synopsis

This volume is concerned with the role of science in fishery management. While this has traditionally been considered as largely a biological problem with clear biological objectives, close examination suggests that management decisions are largely controlled by political, social and economic considerations, biologically constrained. The biologist now has the task of reducing the uncertainties of the venture rather than determining its priorities or its allocation of benefits. The uncertainties arise in part because of lack of understanding of the ecological systems involved, the limited availability of critical information, and the unpredictability of driving forces. The volume reviews the assumptions and simplifications of fishery models, examines the decision making framework in fishery management, and compares management practices in North America, Japan, and Northern Europe. A compilation of fishery management objectives in international agreements and U.S. laws is included.