Publisher's Synopsis
Over–exploitation of the world′s fish resources receives considerable attention and is a source of justifiable concern. But what about the other problems that fishing might bring? Catching fish does much more than simply remove the species of interest: are there knock on effects for other parts of the system? what incidental damage does fishing cause? How much do we really know about the consequences of our actions? These issues are being debated by scientists and policy makers around the world, and this first title in our Fish and Aquatic Resources Series draws the available information together into a comprehensive assessment of the problem.
