Commerical Fishing
The Wider Ecological Impacts
Published on 30. April 2008
72 pages
978-0-470-69485-5 (ISBN)
Description
Fishing provides food, income and employment for millions ofpeople. However, fishing has environmental costs that threaten rarespecies, marine ecosystems and the sustainability of theresource.
Based on the research expertise of leading scientists,Commercial Fishing: the Wider Ecological Impacts provides alively, timely and accessible account of fishing activities andtheir impacts on marine habitats, biodiversity and species ofconservation concern. It covers fishing methods that range fromtrawling in the Antarctic to fishing with dynamite in thetropics.
The authors show how habitats such as the muddy sea beds of thedeep sea, kelp forests and coral reefs are affected by fishing andhow birds, mammals, turtles and sea snakes both suffer and benefitfrom fishing activities. They also look to the future, highlightingways to make fishing gear 'environmentally friendly' and askingwhether marine reserves will improve conservation.
Reviews / Votes
"This book provides an excellent introduction to some of thecrucial issues in regard to the impact of commercial fishing on themarine environment." Sali Jayne Bache, Marine Turtle Newsletter,2002 'A remarkably reasonable and constructive book.' Ausmarine Magazine, October 2007More details
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Persons
George Edward Moore OM FBA was an English philosopher. He was, with Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Gottlob Frege, one of the founders of the analytic tradition in philosophy.
Simon Jennings is the editor of Commerical Fishing: The Wider Ecological Impacts, published by Wiley.
Content
Key Points.
1. Introduction.
2. Fishing Gears And Their Operation; Gear Selectivity; PelagicDrifting Gears; Bottom Set Gears; Pelagic Mobile Gears; BottomMobile Gears; SCUBA Diving, Explosives, Poisons.
3. Effects Of Litter From Fishing Gear Ghost Fishing; IngestionOf Fragments By Marine Mammals,Turtles And Seabirds.
4. Vulnerability Of Different Marine Habitats; Mud; Sand; GravelAnd Mixed Grounds; Maerl; Coral, Coralligene And Rocky ReefHabitats; Seagrass Meadows; Kelp Forests; Sea Mounts; RelativeVunerability.
5. Effects On Non-Target Organisms; Sea Birds; Sea Mammals; SeaTurtles; Sea Snakes; Benthic Scavengers.
6. Community And Ecosystem Responses; Community Diversity;Habitat Structure; Benthopelagic Coupling; Species Interactions;Assessing Fisheries Effects.
7. Conservation Aspects And The Way Forward; Marine Reserves;Practical Conservation Measures.
8. Further Reading.
9. Glossary.
10. Acronyms.
11. Addresses Of Contributors
