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