Management and Ecology of River FisheriesISBN: 978-0-85238-250-9
Hardcover
456 pages
April 2000, Wiley-Blackwell
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In this edited work, international experts in fisheries management
and ecology review and appraise the status of river fisheries,
assessment methodology, constraints on development, issues and
options regarding management and associated problems in both
temperate and tropical countries. Recommendations are made to
improve management and an attempt is made to provide guidelines for
formulating policy, for planning methodology and for evaluating
future activities.
- Assessment of fish community structure and dynamics.
- Factors constraining stock recruitment.
- Fish habitat requirements.
- Instream flow needs.
- Impact of water resource schemes.
- Rehabilitation of river fisheries.
- Enhancement of fish stocks.
- Exploitation of stocks.
- Management of migratory fish stocks.
- Conservation of endangered species.
- Integrated river management.
- Bioeconomic issues.
- Legislation.
- Multinational management of rivers.
- Case studies.