Commerical Fishing: The Wider Ecological ImpactsISBN: 978-0-632-05608-8
Paperback
72 pages
May 2000, Wiley-Blackwell
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Based on the research expertise of leading scientists,
Commercial Fishing: the Wider Ecological Impacts provides a
lively, timely and accessible account of fishing activities and
their impacts on marine habitats, biodiversity and species of
conservation concern. It covers fishing methods that range from
trawling in the Antarctic to fishing with dynamite in the
tropics.
The authors show how habitats such as the muddy sea beds of the deep sea, kelp forests and coral reefs are affected by fishing and how birds, mammals, turtles and sea snakes both suffer and benefit from fishing activities. They also look to the future, highlighting ways to make fishing gear 'environmentally friendly' and asking whether marine reserves will improve conservation.