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Fish and shellfish comprise annually nearly 70-million tons of the
world's edible animal protein. However, because of this demand,
previously vast stocks have often been exhausted to the point of
near extinction. The first book of its kind in the area of
freshwater/marine biodiversity, this extensive work reviews the
present status of genetic resource management, its needs and
constraints, various intervening human factors such as pollution
and overfishing, and problems posed by different species and
life-styles. This discussion of the conservation of fish and
shellfish resources is illustrated by four diverse groups: Atlantic
salmon, cupped oysters, common and Chinese carp, and Nile tilapia.
These results, produced by the collaboration of nine leading
population and production geneticists, aquaculturists, and
behavioral and developmental ecologists should become a fundamental
resource useful to biologists, scientists and advisors exploring
current issues in the fishery sciences.
Key Features
* Four page color plate section
* Database of key organizations for contact purposes
* Foreword by Dr. Mike Strauss, Am. Assoc. for the Advancement of
Science; and Dr. Peter Day, Rutgers University
* Four in-depth case studies by international experts
* Editors are major names in marine/freshwater fisheries
science
* Originally sponsored and reviewed by U.S. National Academy of
Sciences
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