Living Marine Resources provides a thorough, up-to-date introduction to
all aspects of fisheries science. This clearly written text offers
insight into a topic of increasing importance--the wise utilization and
management of sea fisheries to maximize production without exceeding
their carrying capacity. Adoption of the approaches presented will
improve the conservation and management of the many world fisheries that
are suffering from years of inefficient practices. The book is divided
into five sections, beginning with an introduction to the ocean
environment and the various resource species. Part two examines
fisheries biology, including age, growth, fecundity, and mortality,
enabling readers to appreciate yield models designed to give estimates
of maximum sustainable yield and maximum economic yield. The third part
covers gear, methods, and landings and includes material on the handling
and processing of seafood as well as aquaculture. In part four, yield
models are presented to introduce students to theories on population
dynamics, stock assessment, and management. The book concludes with
coverage of recreational fisheries, including socioeconomic importance,
catch and effort research, management techniques, and their interface
with commercial fisheries. Living Marine Resources is an invaluable
introduction to the subject for advanced undergraduate and graduate
students of fisheries science. In addition, the material presented will
be valuable to fishery and social scientists, fishery officers and
administrators, and students in biology, engineering, economics, and
law.
