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Fish for life : interactive governance for fisheries / [electronic book] / Interactive governance for fisheries : Jan Kooiman, Maarten Bavinck, Svein Jentoft and Roger Pullin (editors) - 1 online resource (427 pages) : illustrations - MARE publication series ; number 3 . - MARE publication series ; number 3 .

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This interdisciplinary study covers European and North American coasts, exploring the economic and social consequences of overfishing at local, national and global levels. The contributors assess the need for, and the impact of, the hard choices facing governments and international institutions faced with unpopular but necessary decisions on fishing quotas to protect local economies and endangered marine species. In an up-to-date overview of the challenges and concerns of fisheries worldwide, the contributors outline the difficulties faced by the local economies and policymakers, as well as the dangers of the shrinking natural resources. An interdisciplinary survey addressing the problems of overfishing worldwide, and the best way forward toward good ecological practice and global cooperative governance


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ISBN: 9789048505326 (ebk)

LCCN: 2006370007

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Fisheries
Fishery management
Fishery policy
Fishery management--Developing countries