Recent decades have witnessed strong declines in fish stocks around the globe, amid growing concerns about the impact of fisheries on marine and freshwater biodiversity. Fisheries biologists and managers are therefore increasingly asking about aspects of ecology, behaviour, evolution and biodiversity that were traditionally studied by people working in very separate fields. This has highlighted the need to work more closely together, in order to help ensure future success both in management and conservation. The Handbook of Fish Biology and Fisheries has been written by an international team of scientists and practitioners, to provide an overview of the biology of freshwater and marine fish species together with the science that supports fisheries management and conservation. The first volume, subtitled Fish Biology, reviews a broad variety of topics from evolutionary relationships and global biogeography to physiology, recruitment, life histories, genetics, foraging, reproductive behaviour and community ecology. Volume two, subtitled Fisheries, builds on the material from volume one, focusing on a wide range of topics including the history of fisheries science, methods of capture, marketing, economics, major models used in stock assessments and forecasting, ecosystem impacts, marine protected areas and conservation. Together, these books present the state of the art in our understanding of fish biology and fisheries and will serve as valuable references for undergraduates and graduates looking for a comprehensive source on a wide variety of topics in fisheries science. They will also be useful to researchers who need up-to-date reviews of topics that impinge on their fields, and decision makers who need to appreciate the scientific background for management and conservation of aquatic ecosystems.
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"...this work is useful as a current, state-of-the-art reviewsource in its field." Library Journal, February 2003
"A must for any library maintaining holdings on fish, fisheries,fish management, or conservation. It is the best review of thestate of the art available and should be mandatory review readingfor fish managers everywhere." G L Hendrickson, Humboldt StateUniversity for CHOICE, May 2003
"...an excellent starting point for graduate students, and agood handbook to have in a reference collection that stresses fishbiology and fisheries management." E-Streams, June2003
"This will be an invaluable reference tool for students,researchers and practitioners working in the fields of fish biologyand fisheries." Reference Reviews, Volume 17 (5), July2003
"The 54 authors have compressed a vast seascape of modernfisheries knowledge into two eminently readable volumes, verysuccessfully meeting their goal of integrating fish biology withfisheries science... Chapter after chapter, I was pleasantlysurprised at the clarity and simplicity of these excellentoverviews. Full credit goes to the editors .... who have skilfullycrafted these chapters into elegant coherence...I have beenrecommending these books wholeheartedly to my colleagues and planto have copies in each of our regional offices." Michael GSullivan, Fish and Wildlife Division, Government of Alberta inFish and Fisheries, March 2004
"A must for any library maintaining holdings on fish, fisheries,fish management, or conservation. It is the best review of thestate of the art available and should be mandatory review readingfor fish managers everywhere." G L Hendrickson, Humboldt StateUniversity for CHOICE, May 2003
"...an excellent starting point for graduate students, and agood handbook to have in a reference collection that stresses fishbiology and fisheries management." E-Streams, June2003
"This will be an invaluable reference tool for students,researchers and practitioners working in the fields of fish biologyand fisheries." Reference Reviews, Volume 17 (5), July2003
"The 54 authors have compressed a vast seascape of modernfisheries knowledge into two eminently readable volumes, verysuccessfully meeting their goal of integrating fish biology withfisheries science... Chapter after chapter, I was pleasantlysurprised at the clarity and simplicity of these excellentoverviews. Full credit goes to the editors .... who have skilfullycrafted these chapters into elegant coherence...I have beenrecommending these books wholeheartedly to my colleagues and planto have copies in each of our regional offices." Michael GSullivan, Fish and Wildlife Division, Government of Alberta inFish and Fisheries, March 2004