Full title: In a perfect ocean : the state of fisheries and ecosystems in the North Atlantic Ocean / Daniel Pauly and Jay Maclean.

Author/creator: Maclean, J. L. (Jay L.), Pauly, D. (Daniel).

Call Numbers: N333.956/ 13

Record Identifier: 74Vvl40rkV0X

Language: English

Formats: Books

Contents: p. cm., 1. A Brief History of the North Atlantic and Its Resources -- Past Abundance in the North Atlantic -- Development of the North Atlantic Fisheries -- Effects of Technology -- The Importance of Understanding the Past -- 2. The Decline of North Atlantic Fisheries -- How Much Fish is Being Caught? -- Fishing Effort and Related Indices -- Impacts on Biomass and Ecosystems -- Report Card for an Impoverished Ocean -- 3. How Did We Get Here? -- A Conceptual Failure -- Distorted Economics -- Ineffective Governance -- Institutions and Equity -- 4. What to Do? -- Reducing Fishing Effort -- Transforming the Market -- Transforming Governance -- Recommendations: Leaning on the Firewall Between Science and Advocacy.

Publishers: Washington : Island Press, c2002.

Notes: The state of the world's oceans series. Includes bibliographical references (p. ).

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DDC: 333.956091631

MMS ID: 991017516279702626