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Overfishing
Hilborn, Ray; Hilborn, Ulrike
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Description for Overfishing
Paperback. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: KNAF; RNF; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
Over the past twenty years considerable public attention has been focused on the decline of marine fisheries, the sustainability of world fish production, and the impacts of fishing on marine ecosystems. Many have voiced their concerns about marine conservation, as well as the sustainable and ethical consumption of fish. But are fisheries in danger of collapse? Will we soon need to find ways to replace this food system? Should we be worried that we could be fishing certain species to extinction? Can commercial fishing be carried out in a sustainable way? While overblown prognoses concerning the dire state of fisheries ... Read more
Over the past twenty years considerable public attention has been focused on the decline of marine fisheries, the sustainability of world fish production, and the impacts of fishing on marine ecosystems. Many have voiced their concerns about marine conservation, as well as the sustainable and ethical consumption of fish. But are fisheries in danger of collapse? Will we soon need to find ways to replace this food system? Should we be worried that we could be fishing certain species to extinction? Can commercial fishing be carried out in a sustainable way? While overblown prognoses concerning the dire state of fisheries ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Series
What Everyone Needs to Know
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199798148
SKU
V9780199798148
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99-99
About Hilborn, Ray; Hilborn, Ulrike
Ray Hilborn is Professor in the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington. Ulrike Hilborn is a writer and has worked with her husband, Ray, for 37 years.
Reviews for Overfishing
Ray Hilborn (Univ. of Washington), a well-known fishery biologist, presents a comprehensive analysis of the overfishing problem, and he correctly points out that many species are not being overfished.
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