Responsible fisheries in the marine ecosystem

Responsible Fisheries in the Marine Ecosystem......Page 2
Contents......Page 4
Contributors......Page 7
Foreword......Page 9
Foreword......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
Acknowledgements......Page 13
1. Global Overview of Marine Fisheries......Page 15
2. Obligations to Protect Marine Ecosystems under International Conventions and Other Legal Instruments......Page 39
3. Incorporating Ecosystem Considerations into Fisheries Management: Large-scale Industry Perspectives......Page 55
4. Small-scale Fisheries Perspectives on an Ecosystem-based Approach to Fisheries Management......Page 61
5. An Environmentalist’s Perspective on Responsible Fisheries: the Need for Holistic Approaches......Page 78
6. Ecological Geography as a Framework for a Transition Toward Responsible Fishing......Page 99
7. The Functioning of Marine Ecosystems: a Fisheries Perspective......Page 114
8. Food Webs in the Ocean: Who Eats Whom and How Much?......Page 135
9. Regional Assessments of Prey Consumption and Competition by Marine Cetaceans in the World......Page 152
10. Multi-species and Ecosystem Models in a Management Context......Page 180
11. Multiple Uses of Marine Ecosystems......Page 198
12. Impacts of Fishing Gear on Marine Benthic Habitats......Page 206
13. The Magnitude and Impact of By-catch Mortality by Fishing Gear......Page 227
14 The Effects of Fishing on Species and Genetic Diversity......Page 242
15. The Effects of Fishing on Non-target Species and Ecosystem Structure and Function......Page 261
16. Anthropogenically Induced Changes in the Environment: Effect on Fisheries......Page 281
17. The Performance of Fisheries Management Systems and the Ecosystem Challenge......Page 296
18. The Role of Harvest Control Laws, Risk and Uncertainty and the Precautionary Approach in Ecosystem-based Management......Page 315
19. Modifying Fishing Gear to Achieve Ecosystem Objectives......Page 324
20. Incorporating Ecosystem Objectives into Management of Sustainable Marine Fisheries, Including ‘Best Practice’ Reference Points and Use of Marine Protected Areas......Page 345
21. Governance for Responsible Fisheries: an Ecosystem Approach......Page 364
22 Towards Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management......Page 392
Appendix 1. Industry Perspectives......Page 403
Appendix 2. The Reykjavik Declaration on Responsible Fisheries in the Marine Ecosystem......Page 407
Index......Page 410