Responsible fisheries in the marine ecosystem / edited by M. Sinclair and G. Valdimarsson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sinclair, Michael, 1944-

Valdimarsson, G. (Grimur)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable fisheries--Congresses.

Sustainable fisheries.

Fishery management--Congresses.

Fishery management.

Marine ecology--Congresses.

Marine ecology.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xviii, 426 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Rome, Italy : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ; Wallingford ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., [2003]

Summary:

Currently there is great concern about over-fishing and the effects of fisheries on other marine organisms. This book addresses ecological and environmental issues associated with responsible and sustainable marine fisheries. It includes 20 chapters and has been developed from an international conference and concurrent symposium held in Iceland in October 2001. Contributors include leading international authorities from around the world.

Contents:

1 Global Overview of Marine Fisheries / Serge M. Garcia, Ignacio de Leiva Moreno 1

2 Obligations to Protect Marine Ecosystems under International Conventions and Other Legal Instruments / Transform Aqorau 25

3 Incorporating Ecosystem Considerations into Fisheries Management: Large-scale Industry Perspectives / Bernt O. Bodal 41

4 Small-scale Fisheries Perspectives on an Ecosystem-based Approach to Fisheries Management / Sebastian Mathew 47

5 An Environmentalist's Perspective on Responsible Fisheries: the Need for Holistic Approaches / Tundi Agardy 65

Part II Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems

6 Ecological Geography as a Framework for a Transition Toward Responsible Fishing / Daniel Pauly, Reg Watson, Villy Christensen 87

7 The Functioning of Marine Ecosystems: a Fisheries Perspective / Philippe Cury, Lynne Shannon, Yunne-Jai Shin 103

8 Food Webs in the Ocean: Who Eats Whom and How Much? / Andrew W. Trites 125

9 Regional Assessments of Prey Consumption and Competition by Marine Cetaceans in the World / Tsutomu Tamura 143

10 Multi-species and Ecosystem Models in a Management Context / Gunnar Stefansson 171

Part III The Role of Man in Marine Ecosystems

11 Multiple Uses of Marine Ecosystems / Andrew A. Rosenberg 189

12 Impacts of Fishing Gear on Marine Benthic Habitats / Michel J. Kaiser, Jeremy S. Collie, Stephen J. Hall, Simon Jennings, Ian R. Poiner 197

13 The Magnitude and Impact of By-catch Mortality by Fishing Gear / Robin Cook 219

14 The Effects of Fishing on Species and Genetic Diversity / Ellen L. Kenchington 235

15 The Effects of Fishing on Non-target Species and Ecosystem Structure and Function / Henrik Gislason 255

16 Anthropogenically Induced Changes in the Environment: Effect on Fisheries / Katherine Richardson 275

Part IV Incorporating Ecosystem Considerations in Fisheries Management

17 The Performance of Fisheries Management Systems and the Ecosystem Challenge / Jon G. Sutinen, Mark Soboil 291

18 The Role of Harvest Control Laws, Risk and Uncertainty and the Precautionary Approach in Ecosystem-based Management / Douglas S. Butterworth, A.E. Punt 311

19 Modifying Fishing Gear to Achieve Ecosystem Objectives / John W. Valdemarsen, Petri Suuronen 321

20 Incorporating Ecosystem Objectives into Management of Sustainable Marine Fisheries, Including 'Best Practice' Reference Points and Use of Marine Protected Areas / Keith Sainsbury, Ussif Rashid Sumaila 343

21 Governance for Responsible Fisheries: an Ecosystem Approach / Michael P. Sissenwine, Pamela M. Mace 363

22 Towards Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management / FAO 393

Appendix 1 Industry Perspectives 405

Appendix 2 The Reykjavik Declaration on Responsible Fisheries in the Marine Ecosystem 409.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0851996337

9251047677

OCLC:

50198582