Responsible fisheries in the marine ecosystem /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Imprint:Rome, Italy : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ; New York : CABI Pub., c2003.
Description:xviii, 426 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5159432
Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors:Sinclair, Michael, 1944-
Valdimarsson, G. (Grimur)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
ISBN:0851996337 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Table of Contents:
  • Contributors
  • Foreword
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Part I. Introductory Reviews
  • 1. Global Overview of Marine Fisheries
  • 2. Obligations to Protect Marine Ecosystems under International Conventions and Other Legal Instruments
  • 3. Incorporating Ecosystem Considerations into Fisheries Management: Large-scale Industry Perspectives
  • 4. Small-scale Fisheries Perspectives on an Ecosystem-based Approach to Fisheries Management
  • 5. An Environmentalist's Perspective on Responsible Fisheries: the Need for Holistic Approaches
  • Part II. Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems
  • 6. Ecological Geography as a Framework for a Transition Toward Responsible Fishing
  • 7. The Functioning of Marine Ecosystems: a Fisheries Perspective
  • 8. Food Webs in the Ocean: Who Eats Whom and How Much?
  • 9. Regional Assessments of Prey Consumption and Competition by Marine Cetaceans in the World
  • 10. Multi-species and Ecosystem Models in a Management Context
  • Part III. The Role of Man in Marine Ecosystems
  • 11. Multiple Uses of Marine Ecosystems
  • 12. Impacts of Fishing Gear on Marine Benthic Habitats
  • 13. The Magnitude and Impact of By-catch Mortality by Fishing Gear
  • 14. The Effects of Fishing on Species and Genetic Diversity
  • 15. The Effects of Fishing on Non-target Species and Ecosystem Structure and Function
  • 16. Anthropogenically Induced Changes in the Environment: Effect on Fisheries
  • Part IV. Incorporating Ecosystem Considerations in Fisheries Management
  • 17. The Performance of Fisheries Management Systems and the Ecosystem Challenge
  • 18. The Role of Harvest Control Laws, Risk and Uncertainty and the Precautionary Approach in Ecosystem-based Management
  • 19. Modifying Fishing Gear to Achieve Ecosystem Objectives
  • 20. Incorporating Ecosystem Objectives into Management of Sustainable Marine Fisheries, Including 'Best Practice' Reference Points and Use of Marine Protected Areas
  • 21. Governance for Responsible Fisheries: an Ecosystem Approach
  • 22. Towards Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management
  • Appendix 1. Industry Perspectives
  • Appendix 2. The Reykjavik Declaration on Responsible Fisheries in the Marine Ecosystem
  • Index