Dolphins and the tuna industry /

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Corporate author / creator:	National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Reducing Porpoise Mortality from Tuna Fishing.
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1992.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 176 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Tuna fisheries -- Environmental aspects. Dolphins -- Mortality. Tuna industry -- Environmental aspects. Dolphins -- Mortality. Tuna fisheries -- Environmental aspects. Tuna industry -- Environmental aspects. Fisheries. Electronic book.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11105337

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ISBN:	0585085358 9780585085357 9780309047357 0309047358 0309047358 9309047358
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-128) and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Other form:	Print version: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Reducing Porpoise Mortality from Tuna Fishing. Dolphins and the tuna industry. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1992 0309047358

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction. The Problem. Background on Reducing Dolphin Mortality from Tuna Fishing. The Committee's Study
2. Some Policy and Economic Considerations. U.S. Tuna and Marine Mammal Policy. Economic Considerations
3. Background on Fishing Gear. Purse Seines. Other Fishing Methods
4. Biology and Ecology of Yellowfin Tuna. Distribution and Stock Structure. Physiology, Growth, and Longevity. Abundance and Size Structure. Yield, Population Dynamics, and Management
5. The Behavior of Dolphins and Tuna in the ETP. General Dolphin Biology and Ecology. The Tuna-Dolphin Relationship. Feeding Behavior. Behavior of Dolphins and Tuna in the Tuna-Seining Operation
6. Dolphin Mortality and Abundance. Estimating Incidental Dolphin Mortality. Mortality Estimates for 1959-1990. Factors Affecting Total Mortality Estimates. Estimates of Dolphin Abundance. Overview: The Past, Present, and Future
7. Techniques for Reducing Dolphin Mortality. Small Modifications of Current Methods. Major Modifications of Current Methods. Potential Behavior-Based Release of Dolphins. Breaking the Tuna-Dolphin Bond. Alternative Methods of Locating Yellowfin Tuna. Alternatives to Dolphin-Associated Fishing. Regulatory Alternatives
8. Recommendations. Recommendations Concerning the ETP Tuna-Dolphin Fishery. Recommendations for Harvesting Tuna Not in Association with Dolphins. Summary.

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