Fisheries management draws on fisheries science in order to find ways to protect fishery resources so sustainable exploitation is possible. Modern fisheries management is often referred to as a governmental system of appropriate management rules based on defined objectives and a mix of management means to implement the rules, which are put in place by a system of monitoring control and surveillance. Effective management is essential if marine resources are to be utilized in a sustainable and a responsible manner. Sustainable and responsible fisheries management is of a fundamental importance as fisheries are one of the main pillars of the economy through ecologically and economically sustainable management of the living marine resources. Fish and fisheries are an integral part of most societies and make important contributions to economic and social health and well-being in many countries and areas. There are many reasons for this unacceptable state of affairs, but the primary reasons all come down to a failure in fisheries governance in most countries. The responsibility for declining stocks and falling economic returns and employment opportunities in fisheries must be shared amongst fishers, fisheries management authorities, fishery scientists and those involved in environmental degradation. Not all of the underlying problems lie within the realm of fisheries management, but the fisheries manager is the person who is most often in the best position to observe and record what is happening in the fisheries under his or her jurisdiction, to establish the underlying cause or causes of any problems, to rectify those within their jurisdiction, and to bring the others to the attention of both the interested parties in fisheries and those with a responsibility covering the external causes. However, all too often the fisheries manager remains either unaware of the state of the resources, or fails to act sufficiently as the fisheries slip further and further into decay and crisis, or both. This is rarely, if ever, a deliberate choice and more often comes down to a lack of available information, an incomplete understanding of the nature of the task of fisheries management, and inadequate resources, structures and support to address the problems and utilize the resources in a planned and efficient manner. Fisheries have been explicitly managed in some places for hundreds of years. More than 80 percent of the worlds commercial exploitation of fish and shellfish are harvest from natural occurring populations in the oceans and freshwater areas. This monograph explores the possibilities for effective and sustainable fisheries management across the globe.

Fish and Wildlife Ecology and Biology talks about the wildlife biology and ecology of fish. It further includes the biological and ecological analysis of certain species of fish, impact of water quality on ecology of fish and economic feasibility of fishery in a specific nation. This book also discussed about Ecological and Biological Behaviors of Large Wildlife Herbivores, Major Natural Habitats of Wildlife and Their Conservation Measures, Conflicts Between Human Beings and Wildlife Animals, Common Diseases and Pests That Influence the Ecological and Biological Existence of Wildlife Animals and Impact of Climate Change and Environmental Degradation on Wildlife Habitats.

Systems Biology Of Marine Ecosystems provides the readers with the insights on the main morphological features in the marine ecosystem and informs them about the various marine vertebrates and invertebrates in the ecosystem. This book also discusses about the planktons found in the marine ecosystem, microbes found in the ecosystem, vegetation in marine ecosystem, tourist attraction for the marine environment, the role of climate change and unethical activities by the humans on the marine ecosystem.

Botany is the scientific study of plants. Plants, means a wide range of living organisms from the smallest bacteria to the largest living things - the giant sequoia trees. Whether you call it botany, plant science or plant biology, it is one of the world's oldest natural sciences. By this definition plants include: algae, fungi, lichens, mosses, ferns, conifers and flowering plants. Today scientists believe bacteria, algae and fungi are in their own distinct kingdoms, but most general botany courses, and most Botany Departments at colleges and universities, still teach about these groups. Because the field is so broad, there are many kinds of plant biologists and many different opportunities available. Botanists interested in ecology study interactions of plants with other organisms and the environment. Other field botanists search to find new species or do experiments to discover how plants grow under different conditions. Some botanists study the structure of plants. They may work in the field, concentrating on the pattern of the whole plant. Others use microscopes to study the most detailed fine structure of individual cells. Many botanists do experiments to determine how plants convert simple chemical compounds into more complex chemicals. Plants are vital to all life on earth. They convert light from the sun into energy we can eat, and even use for fuel. They also release the oxygen we breathe. Botanists study plants to try to understand how these processes work. Their research is involved in enhancing crops, developing medicines, cleaning up contaminated sites, and even powering our cars. It's an exciting field on the cutting edge of the clean energy economy. It's also a profession for nature lovers. Botanists study processes that occur on a time scale ranging from fractions of a second in individual cells to those that unfold over eons of evolutionary time.

Aquaculture - also known as fish or shellfish farming - refers to the breeding, rearing, and harvesting of plants and animals in all types of water environments including ponds, rivers, lakes, and the ocean. Researchers and aquaculture producers are “farming” all kinds of freshwater and marine species of fish, shellfish, and plants. Aquaculture produces food fish, sport fish, bait fish, ornamental fish, crustaceans, mollusks, algae, sea vegetables, and fish eggs. Aquaculture includes the production of seafood from hatchery fish and shellfish which are grown to market size in ponds, tanks, cages, or raceways. Stock restoration or “enhancement” is a form of aquaculture in which hatchery fish and shellfish are released into the wild to rebuild wild populations or coastal habitats such as oyster reefs. Aquaculture also includes the production of ornamental fish for the aquarium trade, and growing plant species used in a range of food, pharmaceutical, nutritional, and biotechnology products. Aquaculture is a relatively new industry in the western world as it’s only been in the last 30-40 years that it has become a major industry. Since the 1970’s, global aquaculture production has been growing rapidly at a rate of about 9% per year. Today, aquaculture produces at least 50% of the world’s seafood and will likely continue to grow its production into the foreseeable future as the demand for fish protein increases and the ability of wild fish stocks to meet the demand continues to dwindle due to overfishing and insufficient regulation. In fact, aquaculture is now the fastest-growing form of food production on the planet. Aquaculture is often called the “Blue Revolution” and carries the mantra that if you farm fish instead of catching them then you will relieve the pressure on wild stocks. This is the natural progression in food production and follows the terrestrial model where humans stopped hunting animals and started farming them in order to create a reliable food supply. However, there are limitations to the ideals of the “Blue Revolution” because pressure on wild fish stocks is only relieved if the same people that are catching the fish start farming them instead and if the fish that you are producing don’t require more wild fish to produce. This introductory covers issues associated with sustainable aquaculture development, culture systems, hatchery methods, and nutrition management.

Fish Population Analysis is a book that takes the readers through a lot of information on the basics of fish population and informs them about the demographics of fishes and other sea creatures. The book then talks about the existence of fishes and the ways in which the fishes are caught, bred, and grown in a nurtured environment. It takes the readers through the whole process of capturing of fishes for human use and the ways in which they are analyzed for current use and future references. The book also lists down the objectives for conducting fish analysis and its uses and benefits.

Marine Macroalgal Ecology is a book that take the readers through the ecosystem and living environment of the living organisms in the marine ecology. The book informs the readers about the life activities of these organisms in their whole life span. It also helps to inform the readers about the ways in which the marine macroalgae is bred and grown in a conservative environment so that they can be put to productive usage in the future. The book lists down all the important areas of application of marine macroalgae for readers to know.

Oil Pollution and Marine Ecology evaluates various aspects of marine ecology and oil pollution related to it impacting this ecology in an adverse manner. It includes the extensive description on marine oil pollution, marine ecology diversity and various institutional framework of oil pollution on marine ecology. Provide the reader with the insights into the development of various pollutants polluting the marine ecosystem, so as to understand that how environment is getting impacted due to such processes and what frameworks should be adopted to get rid of all such activities.

This book is intended to provide an overview of the chemistry, nutritive value, hygiene and preservation of fish and its products. The book emphasizes the objectives and requirements for the marketing of safe and wholesome fish and fishery products; status of the sanitary quality of fishery products. This book will serve as a tool to be used by fed and state regulatory officials in the evaluation of HACCP plans for fish and fishery products.

Algae plays a very crucial role in our planet. They are oxygen makers; they are a major part of the world's seas and they account for the generation of a noteworthy portion of the world's oxygen. They are a noteworthy wellspring of sustenance for fish, fisheries, and by means of the organic sample culture, eventually for people. To take care of the enormous demand of algal biomass, a more prominent accentuation has been given on huge scale generation of algal biomass in closed or open photobioreactors. Distinctive nutritious conditions for algal development have been investigated like photoautotrophic, heterotrophic, mixotrophic and oleaginous. Open raceway ponds were additionally investigated for concentrating the impact of weather and climate changes on algal efficiency. This book manages distinctive concerns of algal generation frameworks. These give a foundation of the cutting edge technologies and innovations towards algal development, CO2 sequestration, and huge scale use of algal development frameworks. Feasibility of algal biomass as feedstock for biofuels has been talked about in subtle elements. This book likewise features the potential chemicals obtained from algae that could be utilized as a part of pharmaceutical enterprises. In addition, significance of algal biomass as sustenance supplement to counter insufficiency of essential supplements is likewise talked about in detail. The bioremediation capacity of algae is featured in couple of sections where it is suggested that heavy metal tainting could be alleviated through algae development. Besides wastewater can likewise be utilized for algal development. In this way, helping in general decrease in synthetic oxygen requirement. In this manner a successful wastewater treatment concerned with energy generation could be accomplished by means of algal development. This book is of interest for graduate level audience who are keen to get in touch with algal chemistry, algal frameworks, algal cultivation and harnessing methodologies and technologies. This book is also of interest for researchers and technical staff working in today's algal development field. The first chapter offers a general sight of algae, occurance, classification and general aspects. The later chapters talks about in detail the status of algae as vehicles for commercial production of fuels and chemicals, mixotrophic algae cultivation for energyproduction and other applications, recent developments on algae as a nutritional supplement, algae as a source of phycocyanin and other industrially important pigments, liquid fuels production from algal biomass, gaseous fuels production from algal biomass, integrating microalgae cultivation with wastewater treatment for biodiesel production, remediation of domestic and industrial effluents using algae and bioremediation of toxic metals using algae.

Oil and gas are important sources of energy in the world today. However, they are also some of the largest sources of pollution in the world. This e-book has been compiled for readers to be familiar in the oil and gas production and supply. The book explores the impact of oil and gas to the atmospheric pollution in the world. It covers the overview of the processes, facilities, and equipment that are used in oil and gas production and supply processes. The book covers various forms of pollution from the use of oil and gas and also looks at the solutions for these issues. This e-book is very informative. Nevertheless, it is by no means a complete description of oil and gas production and supply processes. This e-book has been created from various online resources and it is a guide to any reader who has interest in oil and gas industry. The photos, graphics, and references in this e-book have been used to enlighten the readers in getting a vivid description of various oil and gas production processes, sources of pollution and important means of monitoring and curbing the pollution.

Natural Products from Marine Algae discusses the extraction of natural products from marine algae. It further comprises the biological and commercial significance of the marine algae and the chemical composition of some natural products acquired from marine algae. It provides the reader with the process of extracting natural products from marine algae so as to understand the use and application of these natural products and their developments and significance in the process of drug discovery. This book also discusses about methods of isolation of natural products from marine algae applications and uses of natural product recent advances and importance of natural products in drug discovery and bioprospecting of natural products.

Marine Science and Coastal Management examines the field of marine science, physics and chemistry of oceans and the basics of coastal zone management. It includes coastal pressures, methodology and effect-load-sensitivity. It provides the reader with the basic knowledge of marine science and coastal management so as to get better understanding of oceans, coastal pressures, management methods, marine flora and fauna, mangrove productivity and organic matter. This book also discusses about management methods, monitoring coastal environments using GIS and RS, GIS for estuaries, marine flora and fauna, mangrove productivity and organic matter and management information.