Fish reproductive biology : implications for assessment and management

Intends to give a picture of the use of information on fish reproductive biology in assessment and management and its potential for improving management of these resources.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jakobsen, Tore (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell , c2009
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Recruitment in marine fish populations
  • 2. Reproductive dynamics
  • 3. Recruitment variability
  • 4. Effects of fishing on the population
  • 5. Egg, larval and juvenile surveys
  • 6. Stock identification
  • 7. Stock assessment models and predictions of catch and biomass
  • 8. Applied fish reproductive biology : contribution of individual reproductive potential to recruitment and fisheries management
  • 9. Current paradigms and forms of advice
  • 10. Management : new approaches to old problems
  • 11. Implementing information on stock reproductive potential in fisheries management : the motivation, challenges and opportunities