Recreational Fisheries

Recreational or sport fishing is important for three majorreasons: * * economic (it is a multi-billion dollar world industry); * social (it is embedded in the cultures of many nations; * ecological (it affects the environment and food webs in manyways). Recreational Fisheries covers a range of methods, casestudies and perspectives on the multidisciplinary evaluation of thebenefits and costs of sports fisheries. Tony Pitcher and Charles Hollingworth, the editors of thislandmark publication, have drawn together chapters from more than30 contributors from North America, Europe, Australia and SouthAfrica, providing a truly international perspective on a globalindustry. Contents include detailed assessments, evaluations andsurvey mthods of sport fisheries in many countries. This book is an essential reference for anyone active in themanagement, assessment, policy making or development of sport andrecreational fisheries worldwide. All fisheries scientists andmanagers will require a copy of this important publication.Environmental and aquatic scientists, ecologists and oceanographerswill also find this book of great value in their work. Libraries inresearch establishments, laboratories and universities wherefisheries and biological sciences are studied and taught shouldhave multiple copies of this book. * * Covers a worldwide industry of great commercialimportance. * Internationally known editors and contributors from fourcontinents. * Uses case studies from around the globe to illustrate thesubject. * A core subject essential to fisheries scientists.