Whether it’s throwing a fresh local prawn on the BBQ or dangling a line off the local jetty, fisheries resources are economically and socially important for many Australians. Australian fisheries have undergone significant management changes over the last decade and Australia is now recognised as a world leader.
This book is the first comprehensive analysis of fisheries management in Australia. It provides practical insight into the cross-disciplinary tools of fisheries management. It takes the reader away from the outdated notion of “managing the fish” to the reality of managing human behaviour. It does so without losing track of the fundamental need to consider the ecosystem and its components.
The book covers a diverse range of contemporary topics including: sharing fisheries resources between commercial and recreational fishers, marine park planning, current regulatory and policy environments, consultative and participatory frameworks, by-catch mitigation and fisheries habitat management. It is a must for tertiary students studying fisheries, fisheries management professionals, the fishing industry and anyone else with an interest in how our valuable but finite fisheries resources are managed.
… and the book will be released by Federation Press in January and retail for $66.
Congratulations to Daryl.
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
Demand for Southern Bluefin Tuna and Patagonian toothfish drives the Albatross extinct.
What’s Australia doing to decrease the by catch of Albatrosses?
Are there any fish products that are labelled ” albatross-friendly?
“An urgent call for action has been made after shocking reports that a single longline vessel fishing in the Chatham Rise area of New Zealand was responsible for the deaths of 36 albatrosses globally threatened with extinction.
Twelve of the seabirds drowned by the vessel were Critically Endangered Chatham albatrosses – a species more threatened than the mountain gorilla, giant panda and snow leopard on the IUCN’s Red List. Twenty-two Salvin’s albatrosses were also killed”
http://www.savethealbatross.net/the_latest/the_latest_item.asp?newsid=68
there is a reason for closing certain fisheries (re;The Orange Roughy,now renamed deep sea Perch so as not to draw attention to this yet to be classified as endangered fish…)ad that is bad management.Or you could read the book “The end of the line” by Charles Clover which documents massive fishery crashes some of which may never recover (cod).Its not about being a greenie and protecting fish for the sake of it,its about logical management, and an understanding of the biology of the critter you harvest…oh and about spineless politicians who ignore relevent data. Its actually all about votes.