Solving Bycatch: Considerations for Today and Tomorrow
- Pub. no.: AK-SG-96-03
- Year: 1996
- No. pages: 336
- Price: $25.00 US
- ISBN: 978-1-56612-038-8
Table of contents (PDF)
Description
Bycatch, the capture of unmarketable or restricted species during commercial fishing, is a world economic, environmental, and political problem. This proceedings features international and domestic research on bycatch reduction methods and gear devices, presented at the Solving Bycatch Workshop in September 1995 in Seattle. Forty-nine contributions address ecological impacts, fish behavior, management solutions, and gear types.
Awards
- Selected by the Journal of Government Information as one of the outstanding state publications for 1998, notable for content and presentation.
