Table of Contents

Series Foreword.

Preface and Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

Part I: The Fishery System: Structure and Dynamics.

1 Fishery Systems.

2 The Natural System.

3 The Human System.

4 The Management System: Policy and Planning.

5 Fishery Management.

6 Fishery Development.

7 Fishery Research.

8 Dynamics of the Fishery System.

9 Case Studies of Fishery Systems.

Part II: Toward Sustainable Fishery Systems.

10 Sustainability in Fishery Systems.

11 Uncertainty and the Precautionary Approach.

12 Complexity, Diversity and the Ecosystem Approach.

13 Fishery Conflicts and the Co-management Approach.

14 Rights in Fishery Systems.

15 Resilient Fishery Systems and Robust Management.

Appendix: Integrated Biosocioeconomic Analysis of Fishery Systems.

References.

Index.

About the Author

Anthony Charles is a professor of Management Science and of Environmental Studies at Saint Mary's University, in Halifax, Canada. He has an extensive record of interdisciplinary research and teaching on fisheries, combined with practical experience working with fishery agencies and organisations at the local, national and international levels, in both northern and southern nations.

Reviews

"Sustainable Fishery Systems is the most comprehensive treatise I have read on the subject of fisheries systems. Readers will be hard-pressed to find a fisheries-related topic that is not at least touched upon or mentioned in passing, and many topics are treated with thoroughness." (Fish and Fisheries)