Scaling Fisheries - The Science of Measuring the Effects of Fishing, 1855-1955 (Paperback)

Since the industrialization of fishing, fisheries scientists have been subject to intense economic and political pressures, which have affected the way the science has developed. The origins and effects of these pressures are traced in this 1994 book to concerns about determining the causes of fluctuations in fish and whale catches, and to resistance to regulation of fishing activity when populations are depleted. The development of partial theories of fish population dynamics are described using examples of both national and international fisheries. The causes of the difficulties encountered in generalizing these theories are examined, setting the stage for the limitation of scope of these studies that still influences the form and extent of fisheries research today. This is a fascinating resource for all those interested in fisheries science and the way it has developed in the last 150 years.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Applied Ecology and Resource Management
Release date:	August 2007
First published:	October 2008
Authors:	Tim D. Smith
Dimensions:	242 x 167 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	412
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-03896-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Vertebrates > Fishes (ichthyology) Promotions
LSN:	0-521-03896-0
Barcode:	9780521038966

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