Sustainable Fishery Systems

About this book

Analyses fisheries as holistic systems, providing a comprehensive understanding of their diversity, structure and operation.

Contents

Part I. The Fishery System: Structure and Dynamics; Fishery Systems; The Natural System; The Human System; The Management System: Policy and Planning; Fishery Management; Fishery Development; Fishery Research; Dynamics of the Fishery System; Case Studies of Fishery Systems Part B. Toward Sustainable Fishery Systems Sustainability in Fishery Systems; Uncertainty and the Precautionary Approach; Complexity, Diversity and the Ecosystem Approach; Fishery Conflicts and the Co-management Approach; Rights in Fishery Systems; Resilient Fishery Systems and Robust Management. Appendix: Integrated Models of Fishery Systems.

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Biography

Anthony Charles is a professor of Management Science and of Environmental Studies at Saint Marya s University, in Halifax, Canada. He has an extensive record of interdisciplinary research and teaching on fisheries, combined with practical experience working with fishery agencies and organisations at the local, national and international levels, in both northern and southern nations.