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Global Atlas of Marine Fisheries: A Critical Appraisal of Catches and Ecosystem Impacts
Daniel Pauly
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Description for Global Atlas of Marine Fisheries: A Critical Appraisal of Catches and Ecosystem Impacts
Paperback. The Global Atlas of Marine Fisheries is the first and only book to provide accurate, country-by-country fishery data. This groundbreaking information has been gathered from independent sources by the world's foremost fisheries experts, and edited by Daniel Pauly and Dirk Zeller of the Sea Around Us Project. Num Pages: 550 pages, 600 maps, photogragphs, figures. BIC Classification: GBG; KNAF; RBKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 280 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1410.
Until now, there has been only one source of data on global fishery catches: information reported to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations by member countries. An extensive, ten-year study conducted by The Sea Around Us Project of the University of British Columbia shows that this catch data is fundamentally misleading. Many countries underreport the amount of fish caught (some by as much as 500%), while others such as China significantly overreport their catches. The Global Atlas of Marine Fisheries is the first and only book to provide accurate, country-by-country fishery data. This groundbreaking information has been ... Read more
Until now, there has been only one source of data on global fishery catches: information reported to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations by member countries. An extensive, ten-year study conducted by The Sea Around Us Project of the University of British Columbia shows that this catch data is fundamentally misleading. Many countries underreport the amount of fish caught (some by as much as 500%), while others such as China significantly overreport their catches. The Global Atlas of Marine Fisheries is the first and only book to provide accurate, country-by-country fishery data. This groundbreaking information has been ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Island Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
550
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9781610917698
SKU
V9781610917698
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Daniel Pauly
Daniel Pauly is a professor in the Fisheries Centre and Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, and Principal Investigator for the Sea Around Us Project, a scientific collaboration between the University of British Columbia and the Pew Environmental Group. He is author of Five Easy Pieces: The Impact of Fisheries on Marine Ecosystems, and co-author with Jay Maclean ... Read more
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