Reef Fisheries

• Author(s): Polunin Nicholas V.C., C. Roberts,
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Pages: 477
• ISBN_10: 9401587809
  ISBN_13: 9789401587808
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Science / Life Sciences / Ecology , Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection , Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / General ,

Description:... Reef ecosystems extend throughout the tropics. Exploited by small-scale fishers, reefs supply food for millions of people, but, worldwide, there are growing worries about the productivity and current state of these ecosystems. Reef fish stocks display many features of fisheries elsewhere. However, habitat spatial complexity, biological diversity within and among species, ecosystem intricacy and variable means of exploitation make it hard to predict sustainable modes and levels of fishing.