Advances in Fisheries Science: 50 Years on From Beverton and Holt

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Andrew I. L. Payne, John Cotter, Ted Potter
John Wiley & Sons, Jan 22, 2009 - Technology & Engineering - 568 pages
This timely book brings readers up to date on the wide range of advances made in fisheries science since the publication in 1957 of On the Dynamics of Exploited Fish Populations (Beverton and Holt), regarded by many fisheries scientists as one of the most important books on fisheries yet published.

Traditional fishery subjects covered include historic declines and changes in fishing fleets, fisheries management and stock assessments, data-poor situations, simulation and modelling of fished stocks, fisheries economics, assessing reproductive potential and dispersal of larvae, fisheries for sharks and rays, and use of marine technology. Additionally, related subjects of increasing importance now that ecological approaches to management are coming to the fore are presented. They include benthic ecology, ecosystem changes linked to fishing, life history theory, the effects of chemicals on fish reproduction, and use of sounds in the sea by marine life. Several chapters offer stimulating philosophical discussion of the many controversial areas still existing.

This significant book, edited by Andy Payne, John Cotter and Ted Potter and containing contributions by world-renowned fisheries scientists, including many based at Cefas (where Beverton and Holt's original work was carried out) is an essential purchase for fisheries managers and scientists, fish biologists, marine scientists and ecologists. Libraries in all universities and research establishments where fisheries and biological sciences are studied and taught are likely to need copies of this landmark publication.

 

Contents

One hundred and twenty years of change in fishing power of English North Sea trawlers
1
The decline of the English and Welsh fishing fleet?
26
After Beverton and Holt
49
Contributions of the fishing industry to research through partnerships
63
Understanding and managing marine fisheries with the aid of a digital map
85
the Management Strategy Evaluation framework
104
the changing focus of management advice
135
can we do better?
155
The importance of reproductive dynamics in fish stock assessments
306
significant advances and continuing challenges
325
Benthic communities ecosystems and fisheries
358
Simulating the marine environment and its use in fisheries research
399
trophic cascades and regime shifts in the Black Sea
418
influence application and future use
434
The soundscape of the sea underwater navigation and why we should be listening more
451
Fish vitellogenin as a biological effect marker of oestrogenic endocrine disruption in the open sea
472

Management of elasmobranch fisheries in the North Atlantic
184
two complementary processes?
229
New technologies for the advancement of fisheries science
255
Assessment and management of datapoor fisheries
280
from fisheries management to managing marine resources
491
Index
534
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Andy Payne, John Cotter and Ted Potter are based at the CEFAS Laboratory, Lowestoft, UK

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