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World Fisheries
Resources provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of
how this commodity is used. The author examines the various
aspects of fishing resources from their biological basis through
to marketing and consumption. The subject is set in context by
tracing the historical development, from its archaeological
origins to the industrial expansion of the 19th and 20th
centuries. The work comes up-to-date to discuss the modern
situation and current trends in both the developed and developing
worlds, and highlights how exploitation of the resource has
increased in recent years. The author also looks at the
consequences of the special economic characteristics of common
property and open entry and the effects they produce. The volume
presents a systematic study of world distribution and trends, with
particular emphasis on the modern challenge of management at the
local, national and international levels. The substantial and
rapid modern expansion of recreational fishing and fish farming
are recognized and analyzed as are the pressures and complications
of other sea uses.
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