Crisis in the World’s Fisheries : People, Problems, and Policies / James R. McGoodwin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McGoodwin, James R., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fishery management.

Fishery policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2020]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For over twenty years, an alarming trend has emerged in the world's fisheries: there are too many fishers chasing too few fish. This book provides a broad overview and fundamental reassessment of fisheries management policies around the world.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments

Contents

Introduction

I. Fishers Today: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

2. The Cultures of Fishing Peoples

3. Unregulated Fisheries

4. Developmental Problems in Fisheries Management

5. The Tragicomedy of the Commons

6. A New Era in the Fisheries

7. Passive Means of Indigenous Regulation

8. Active Means of Indigenous Regulation

9. Needs and Problems

10. Strategies and Dilemmas

11. Future Management

References

Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-231) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

0-8047-9872-9

OCLC:

1178770282