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This book addresses a variety of subjects related to aquaculture. Predominantly, the subject matter concerns government regulations and actions taken in the most recent Congress as they apply to all aspects of aquatic life. Aquaculture-the farming of fish, shellfish, and other aquatic animals and plants in a controlled environment- is expanding rapidly. The 111th Congress may consider legislation to modify federal activities related to aquaculture, including possible standards to guide aquaculture development in offshore federal waters. Fish and marine mammals are important resources in the open ocean and near-shore coastal areas; many federal laws and regulations guide their management as well as the management of their habitat. This book also examines the consequences of climate change for fisheries, fish habitats and the distribution and abundance of species and food webs. This book consists of public domain documents which have been located, gathered, combined, reformatted, and enhanced with a subject index, selectively edited and bound to provide easy access. ... Read more

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The Laurentian Great Lakes comprise an expansive and complex ecosystem that holds 20 percent of the world's surface fresh water supply. Their habitat diversity supports a wide variety of fish, which in turn supports valuable fisheries that contribute to the economic well-being and the general quality of life in the region. Responsibilities for the management of these resources rest with the federal governments of the United States and Canada, eight state governments, and one provincial government. Since the fish of the Great Lakes do not recognize jurisdictional boundaries, controversies over allocation and management frequently occur. Great Lakes Fisheries Policy and Management focuses upon the United States-Canada experience with shared fishery resources and encompasses our current understanding of the ecological, sociological, and policy issues that face Great Lakes fishery managers and policymakers in both countries. The chapters of this book were written by respected Great Lakes scientists from federal, state, and provincial management agencies. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Canadian Parliamentary Review, published by Canadian Parliamentary Association on December 22, 2005. The length of the article is 711 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Prince Edward Island.(Prince Edward Island government case against federal government on fisheries management)(Commonwealth Parliamentary Association host for Canadian Region Parliamentary Seminar)(Marion L. Reid will publish her new book 'These Roots Run Deep ')
Author: Marian Johnston
Publication: Canadian Parliamentary Review (Newsletter)
Date: December 22, 2005
Publisher: Canadian Parliamentary Association
Volume: 28Issue: 4Page: 39(1)

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The approach of a new millenium provides a suitable opportunity to reassess existing management systems and to seek out more appropriate systems for the future. The debate which is initiated by the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy in 2002, is likely to prove wide-ranging. As a contribution to the debate this book focuses on the need for institutional change in order to accomodate new policy objectives, new stakeholders and new regulatory measures.

Alternative management systems are examined at different levels from the regionalisation of the CFP through coastal state participation in the management of local fisheries. Issues of 'integrated fisheries management' are explored through a number of approaches including ecosystem management, the Marine Stewardship Council and integrated coastal zone management. Several Contributions focus on alternative means of controlling fishing effort and their enforcement. ... Read more

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A true landmark publication, Advances in Fisheries Economics brings together many of the world's leading fisheries economists to authoritatively cover the many issues facing the field of fisheries economics and management today.

Compiled in honour of the work and achievements of Professor Gordon Munro of the University of British Columbia, Canada, this exceptional volume of research serves as both a valuable reference tool and fitting tribute to a man whose work has shaped the discipline.

Divided into four sections, the text includes coverage of: Property Rights and Fisheries Management Capital Theory and Natural Resources Game Theory and International Fisheries Applied Fisheries Economics and Management. ... Read more

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Fisheries Management
Very advanced for those who are not in advanced bio-economic. However, it is very comprehensive for real fisheries management ... Read more

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America's commercial fisheries are in jeopardy. With a significant percentage of the nation's fisheries depleted and fish populations declining in many regions, the health of the broader marine environment is also threatened. What should be done to reverse the decline and restore fish populations is a matter of much debate. However, most experts agree that our fisheries are not being managed in ways that will ensure the steady employment of fishermen and that will provide a dependable future supply of seafood to consumers.

There are those who believe that privatizing our fisheries is the best means to address the present crisis. The potential that privatization has to resolve a number of the problems currently plaguing our fisheries is undeniably attractive. However, as pointed out by prominent economists Seth Macinko and Daniel W. Bromley in Who Owns America's Fisheries?, unless certain key provisions are incorporated into IFQ programs, the health and stability of our fisheries are not only unlikely to improve, the deterioration of them may actually be accelerated. ... Read more

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This text sets out to develop new ideas on the development of fisheries in Europe. The scholarly and political attention for fisheries in general within Europe is predominantly focused on problems of controlling catch. In this book, it is not the problems of harvesting which are taken as the starting point, but opportunities in fisheries as a whole: catch, processing, market and consumption of fish and fish products. Secondly, the discussion is broadened to include the management of fisheries from the perspective of governance rather than management of policy. Governance is an important concept being developed in several areas of social science, and in this work the governance concept is related to the creation of new opportunities for fisheries in Europe. The combination of these two approaches is not only important for fisheries (in Europe) but also to the governance of natural resources more generally where the shift from a problem to an opportunity, and from a management or a governance approach might shed new light and stimulate new actions.The book is the product of close co-operation between scholars from biological, geographical, political science, mangement studies and anthropological backgrounds. ... Read more

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The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) developed the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction (ALWTR) plan to protect endangered large whales from entanglements in commercial fishing gear, which can cause injury or death. Because whales continued to die after the ALWTF plan went into effect, NMFS proposed revisions in 2005. The author of this book discusses these issues, as well as the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), which requires the NMFS to establish take reductions teams for certain marine mammals to develop measures to reduce their incidental takes. Other bills that specifically address marine mammal regulatory and management issues are examined as well. Furthermore, while some of these issues can be addressed administratively, in regulations proposed and promulgated by the National Marine Fisheries Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, others likely would require statutory change. This book lays out the range of issues likely to be raised during reauthorization debate, the reasons behind them, and possible proposals that could be offered to address these concerns.This book consists of public domain documents which have been located, gathered, combined, reformatted, and enhanced with a subject index, selectively edited and bound to provide easy access. ... Read more

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Contains a preliminary report for 1997 on commercial and recreational fisheries of the United States with catches in both the United States and foreign Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ). Provides timely answers to frequently asked questions.
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