Fisheries management: progress towards sustainability

The world's stocks of wild fish continue to decline, making the task of finding innovative, sustainable and socially acceptable methods of fisheries management more important than ever. Several new approaches from around the world have proved to be successful in stemming the decline whilst increasing fish catches, and under the editorship of McClanahan and Castilla this international team of authors have looked to these examples to provide the reader with carefully chosen case studies offering practical suggestions and solutions for problem fisheries elsewhere. Coverage includes: Community b

A Brief History of Fisheries Management with Emphasis on Societal Participatory Roles -- Successes, Lessons, and Projections from Experience in Marine Benthic Invertebrate Artisanal Fisheries in Chile -- From Crisis to Institutional Sustainability in the Chilean Sea Urchin Fishery -- Achievements and Setbacks in the Commercial Diving Fishery of San José Gulf, Argentine Patagonia -- Evolution and Lessons from Fisheries and Coastal Management in the Philippines -- Redressing Access Inequities and Implementing Formal Management Systems for Marine and Estuarine Subsistence Fisheries in South Africa -- Collaborative Fisheries Management in Tanga, Northern Tanzania -- Management of Area and Gear in Kenyan Coral Reefs -- Progress Towards the Cooperative Management of Marine Hunting in the Great Barrier Reef -- Partnerships Towards Sustainable Use of Australia's Northern Prawn Fishery -- The Western Rock Lobster Fishery in Western Australia -- Successes and Challenges in the Hoki Fishery of New Zealand -- Community-based Fisheries in the Canadian Maritimes -- Healing Fisheries.

The world's stocks of wild fish continue to decline, making the task of finding innovative, sustainable and socially acceptable methods of fisheries management more important than ever. Several new approaches from around the world have proved to be successful in stemming the decline whilst increasing fish catches, and under the editorship of McClanahan and Castilla this international team of authors have looked to these examples to provide the reader with carefully chosen case studies offering practical suggestions and solutions for problem fisheries elsewhere. The coverage includes: community based fisheries; collaborative and co-operative fisheries management; coastal fisheries management; and the future for sustainable fisheries management. Written by many of the world's most experienced practitioners "Fisheries Management: Progress Toward Sustainability" is an important purchase for all fisheries scientists, managers and conservationists. All libraries in universities and research establishments where this area is studied and taught will find this book a valuable addition to their shelves