Scaling Fisheries by Tim D Smith

Scaling Fisheries by Tim D Smith

Since the industrialization of fishing, fisheries scientists have been subject to intense economic and political pressures, which have affected the way the science has developed. The origins and effects of these pressures are traced in this 1994 book to concerns about determining the causes of fluctuations in fish and whale catches, and to resistance to regulation of fishing activity when populations are depleted. The development of partial theories of fish population dynamics are described using examples of both national and international fisheries. The causes of the difficulties encountered in generalizing these theories are examined, setting the stage for the limitation of scope of these studies that still influences the form and extent of fisheries research today. This is a fascinating resource for all those interested in fisheries science and the way it has developed in the last 150 years.

'Tim Smith's book makes interesting reading for scientists and historians ' JH. S. Blaxter, Nature

Smith, Tim D.: - TIM D. SMITH is a licensed minister of the gospel and a retired fisheries biologist who has worked with several national and international Christian and scientific organizations. He has taught at the University of Hawaii and conducted scientific research at U. S. NOAA Fisheries laboratories, and currently ministers at Bethel Church in Redding, California. He is especially interested in the history of commercial fishing (especially whaling) and in the ways science and Christianity can interact to reveal God's creation.

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ISBN 13	9780521390323
ISBN 10	052139032X
Title	Scaling Fisheries
Author	Tim D Smith
Series	Cambridge Studies In Applied Ecology And Resource Management
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1994-07-21
Number of pages	412
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