Dynamic changes in marine ecosystems : fishing, food webs and future options / Committee on Ecosystem Effects of Fishing: Phase II--Assessments of the Extent of Change and the Implications for Policy, Ocean Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Ecosystem Effects of Fishing: Phase II--Assessments of the Extent of Change and the Implications for Policy.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Ecosystem Effects of Fishing: Phase II--Assessments of the Extent of Change and the Implications for Policy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marine ecological regions.

Fisheries--Environmental aspects.

Fisheries.

Marine ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Recent scientific literature has raised many concerns about whether fisheries have caused more extensive changes to marine populations and ecosystems than previously realized or predicted. In many cases, stocks have been exploited far beyond management targets, and new analyses indicate that fishing has harmed other species-including marine mammals, seabirds, sea turtles, and sea grasses-either directly through catch or habitat damage, or indirectly through changes in food-web interactions. At the request of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Research Council conducted an independent study to weigh the collective evidence for fishery-induced changes to marine ecosystems and the implications of the findings for U.S. fisheries management. Dynamic Changes in Marine Ecosystems provides comprehensive information in regard to these findings.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Evidence for Ecosystem Effects of Fishing""; ""3 Considering the Management Implications""; ""4 Informing the Debate: Examining Options for Management and Stewardship""; ""5 Science to Enable Future Management""; ""6 Findings and Recommendations""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A Committee and Staff Biographies""; ""Appendix B List of Acronyms""; ""Appendix C Committee Meeting Agendas""; ""Appendix D Glossary""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-132).

ISBN:

9786610506668

9780309164672

0309164672

9781280506666

1280506660

9780309654753

0309654750

OCLC:

923275666