Fisheries Management

Fisheries management is an activity that focuses on the protection of fishery resources to enable sustainable exploitation. It involves the application of concepts from fisheries science. The management of fisheries is an integrated process which includes planning, consultation, information gathering, analysis, allocation of resources as well as the formulation and implementation of regulations and rules which govern fishery activities. It seeks to ensure continued productivity of the resources and the accomplishment of other objectives of the fisheries. Some of the primary objectives of fisheries management are the maximizing of sustainable biomass yield, maximizing sustainable economic yield and increasing export income. This book elucidates the concepts and innovative models around prospective developments with respect to fisheries management. It picks up individual concepts and explains their need and contribution in the context of a growing economy. This book will serve as a valuable source of reference for those interested in this field.