Beschreibung:
This book comes after several decades of outstanding and successful research that has helped ameliorate some of the most important and controversial fisheries issues in the world - those associated with the unwanted wastage of fish from by-catch and discarding.
"The 8 chapters encompass contributions from 27 of the world's leading experts in by-catch reduction. They take the reader through most aspects of the field at a variety of scales and viewpoints. They examine the methodologies used to develop by-catch reduction techniques and provide new avenues for assisting and broadening such work. Case studies are provided that encompass most of the world's fishing techniques and regions.
Strategies for Improving the Selectivity of Fishing Gears.- Reconciling Fisheries with Conservation Through Programs to Develop Improved Fishing Technologies in the United States.- By-catch Reduction Techniques in European Fisheries: Traditional Methods and Potential Innovations.- By-catch Reduction in Wire-mesh Fish Traps.- Modifying Dredges to Reduce By-catch and Impacts on the Benthos.- Technical Measures to Reduce Seabed Impact of Mobile Fishing Gears.- The Fate of Fish Released by Recreational Anglers.- Working with Fishers to Reduce By-catches.