Living Marine Resources Their Utilization and Management / by Edwin S. Iversen.

Living Marine Resources provides a thorough, up-to-date introduction to all aspects of fisheries science. This clearly written text offers insight into a topic of increasing importance--the wise utilization and management of sea fisheries to maximize production without exceeding their carrying capac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Iversen, Edwin S. (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1996.
Edition:	1st ed. 1996.
Series:	Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:	Aquatic ecology . Ecology . Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:	Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:	Loaded electronically. Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.

Table of Contents:

One Living Resources: Their Habitats and Fisheries
1 Ocean Environment
2 Major Resource Organisms—Plants and Invertebrates
3 Major Resource Organisms—Vertebrates
4 Life Histories of Resource Species
5 Age and Growth of Resource Species
Two Fisheries Biology
6 Fish and Shellfish Behavior
7 Population Size and Fluctuations
Three Fisheries: Gear, Methods, and Landings
8 Fishing Vessels, Gear, and Methods
9 Food and Nonfood Fisheries
10 Major World Fishing Nations
11 Sea Farming (Aquaculture)
Four Fisheries Management and Regulation
12 Management Objectives
13 Fisheries Management—Environmental Manipulations
14 Fisheries Management—Laws and Regulations
15 Future of World Commercial Fisheries
Five Recreational Fisheries
16 Recreational Fishermen, Resources, Gear, and Value
17 Recreational Fisheries Biology
18 Recreational Fisheries Management
19 Future of Recreational Fisheries
Appendices
Appendix A Selected General References
Appendix B The Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

Living Marine Resources Their Utilization and Management / by Edwin S. Iversen.

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