Conservation of fish and shellfish resources : managing diversity / J.E. Thorpe ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thorpe, J. E. (John E.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fishes--Conservation.

Fishes.

Fishes--Germplasm resources.

Shellfish--Germplasm resources.

Shellfish.

Fishery management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; San Diego : Academic Press, c1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 illustrate

Contents:

Front Cover; Conservation of Fish and Shellfish Resources: Managing Diversity; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; SUMMARY; PART ONE; Chapter 1. The need to manage fish and shellfish genetic resources; Sources of loss; Constraints to management and conservation; Recommendations; Chapter 2. Human interventions and genetic risks to fish and shellfish; Modification of environments; Harvesting and culturing; Introduction of species; Recommendations; Chapter 3. The conservation of aquatic resources through management of genetic risks; Contrasting different species

Preparing for crisesConclusions; Recommendations; Chapter 4. Status of aquatic genetic resource management; Institutional constraints; International fisheries organizations; Organizations established by international conventions; Status of selected species; Recommendations; References; Appendix; PART TWO: Management examples; Chapter 5. The Atlantic salmon; Stock structure in Salmo salar; Developmental characteristics; Gamete production; Disease resistance and malformations; Acidity; Genetic change; Genetic conservation; Conclusion; References

Chapter 6. The cupped oyster and the Pacific oysterComponents of diversity; Genetic processes; Human imposed risks to conservation of diversity; References; Chapter 7. The common carp and Chinese carps; Introduction; Classification; Origin and migration of common carp; Domestication of common carp; Origin and domestication of Chinese carps; Nominal catches; Introductions of common carp; Introduction of Chinese carps; Spontaneous spawning of Chinese carps; Karyotype; Genetic markers; Biological characteristics of common carp; Methods of genetic improvement; Summary; References

Chapter 8. The Nile tilapiaIntroduction; Role of tilapias in aquaculture; Management of genetic resources; The GIFT project - a pilot study; References; Index; Color Plate Section

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-03855-5

9786611038557

0-08-052981-X

OCLC:

476100793