Management techniques for elasmobranch fisheries / edited by John A. Musick and Ramón Bonfil.
This publication describes the scientific principles and techniques used for resource management of elasmobranch fisheries with emphasis on the particular context of elasmobranchs. The management characteristics of these fishes are described - their common bycatch character and their biological cons...
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Rome :
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
2005.
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| Series: | FAO fisheries technical paper ;
no. 474. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : management of sharks and their relatives (elasmobranchii) / John A. Musick
- The purpose of stock assessment and the objectives of fisheries management / Ramón Bonfil
- Taxonomy and field techniques for identification and available regional guides / John D. Stevens
- Tagging methods and associated data analysis / Robert J. Latour
- Genetics : stock identification / Edward J. Heist
- Age and growth of elasmobranch fishes / Kenneth J. Goldman
- Reproductive biology / Christina L. Conrath
- Mortality estimation / Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Ramón Bonfil, and Robert J. Latour
- Demographic models : life tables, matrix models and rebound potential / Colin A. Simpfendorfer
- Fishery stock assessment models and their application to sharks / Ramón Bonfil
- Fishery-dependent sampling : total catch, effort and catch composition / Alexia C. Morgan and George H. Burgess
- Fishery independent sampling : survey techniques and data analyses / Paul J. Rago
- Management measures / Terence I. Walker
- Shark utilization / John A. Musick.