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Reef Fisheries

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  • © 1996

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Editors:
  1. Nicholas V. C. Polunin

    1. Department of Marine Sciences and Coastal Management, University of Newcastle, UK

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  2. Callum M. Roberts

    1. Department of Environmental Economics and Environmental Management, University of York, UK

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Part of the book series: Fish & Fisheries Series (FIFI, volume 20)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. The scope of tropical reef fisheries and their management

    • John L. Munro
    Pages 1-14

  3. Reproduction of reef fishery species

    • Yvonne J. Sadovy
    Pages 15-59

  4. Larval dispersal and survival in tropical reef fishes

    • George W. Boehlert
    Pages 61-84

  5. Settlement and beyond: population regulation and community structure of reef fishes

    • Callum M. Roberts
    Pages 85-112

  6. Trophodynamics of reef fisheries productivity

    • Nicholas V. C. Polunin
    Pages 113-135

  7. Geography and human ecology of reef fisheries

    • Kenneth Ruddle
    Pages 137-160

  8. Catch rates, selectivity and yields of reef fishing

    • Paul Dalzell
    Pages 161-192

  9. Population and ecosystem effects of reef fishing

    • Simon Jennings, John M. Lock
    Pages 193-218

  10. Model and method in reef fishery assessment

    • Richard S. Appeldoorn
    Pages 219-248

  11. Social and economic aspects of reef fisheries and their management

    • John W. McManus
    Pages 249-281

  12. Maintenance and recovery of reef fishery productivity

    • James A. Bohnsack
    Pages 283-313

  13. Traditional management of reef fishing

    • Kenneth Ruddle
    Pages 315-335

  14. Modern institutional framework for reef fisheries management

    • Timothy J. H. Adams
    Pages 337-360

  15. Developments in tropical reef fisheries science and management

    • Nicholas V. C. Polunin, Callum M. Roberts, Daniel Pauly
    Pages 361-377

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 379-477
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Reef ecosystems extend throughout the tropics. Exploited by small-scale fishers, reefs supply food for millions of people, but, worldwide, there are growing worries about the productivity and current state of these ecosystems. Reef fish stocks display many features of fisheries elsewhere. However, habitat spatial complexity, biological diversity within and among species, ecosystem intricacy and variable means of exploitation make it hard to predict sustainable modes and levels of fishing.

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`This book provides comprehensive coverage of the biology, conservation and explanation of reef fish and associated fisheries.'
Agro Lavoiser
`This book is a useful precis of our current knowledge of reef fisheries and their management...written in a clear and concise style...Although this book is primarily aimed at members of the scientific community, it is highly readable and suitable for all undergraduates with an interest in fisheries or fisheries management.'
Aquaculture News
`...a valuable contribution to which I will frequently refer.'
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Marine Sciences and Coastal Management, University of Newcastle, UK

    Nicholas V. C. Polunin

  • Department of Environmental Economics and Environmental Management, University of York, UK

    Callum M. Roberts

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