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Fishing Grounds: Defining A New Era For American Fisheries Management
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Fisheries managemtoday is highly contentious. The interests of fishers and fish processors, coastal communities, the government, and environmental organizations are often differand can even be mutually incompatible.Fishing Grounds offers a comprehensive assessmof the legal, social, economic and biological context of marine fisheries managemin the United States. Drawing on interviews with stakeholders from all sides of the issue, the authors seek common ground -- and points of unresolved controversy -- among the diversity of interests and viewpoints involved. Chapters examine: history and background status of marine fisheries fishery productivity from biological, social, and economic perspectives ownership of fishery resources managemstructures and incentives the roles of science and evaluation Each chapter begins with legal, technical, and conceptual background to help readers understand the sets of issues involved and follows that with a balanced presentation of stakeholder views.Fishing Grounds presents a useful overview of fisheries managemoptions and positions regarding those options, providing valuable insight into the opinions and concerns of stakeholders and the sets of incentives to which those stakeholders respond. It is an important work for fisheries managemprofessionals in industry, governmagencies, and nongovernmental organizations, as well as for students and researchers involved with fisheries and fisheries management.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherIsland Press
Release dateApr 16, 2013
ISBN9781597269155
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Fishing Grounds: Defining A New Era For American Fisheries Management
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Economics, and the EnvironmThe H. John Heinz III Center for Science

At the crossroads of science and environmental policy, The Heinz Center brings leaders together from business, government, academia, and environmental groups to brainstorm solutions that are both scientifically and economically sound. Founded in 1995 in honor of Senator H. John Heinz III, the Center's guiding philosophy is that only by working together can we solve today's environmental challenges and leave the world a better place for generations to come.

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