With by-catch in fisheries becoming an ever more high-profile problem, this brilliant work could not be more timely. It contains contributions from the worlds leading experts in by-catch reduction, who guide the reader through most aspects of the field. They examine the methodologies used to develop by-catch reduction techniques and provide new avenues for broadening such work. Case studies are provided that encompass most of the worlds fishing techniques and regions.
Preface Contents Contributors 1) Strategies for improving the selectivity of fishing gears; Matt K. Broadhurst, Steven J. Kennelly and Charles Gray 2) Reconciling fisheries with conservation through programs to develop improved fishing technologies in the United States; John Watson 3) By-catch reduction techniques in European fisheries: traditional methods and potential innovations; Petri Suuronen and Francesc Sarda 4) By-catch reduction in wire-mesh fish traps; John Stewart 5) Modifying dredges to reduce by-catch and impacts on the benthos; Miguel B. Gaspar and Luis M. Chichardo 6) Technical measures to reduce seabed impact of mobile fishing gears; Pingguo He 7)The fate of fish released by recreational anglers; Steven J. Cooke and Gene R. Wilde 8) Working with fishers to reduce by-catches; Martin A. Hall et al