The history of fisheries is wretched, current practice is poor and for there to be any hope for the future, major changes in both science and policy are needed. This volume documents these problems and identifies potential improvements, which may require not just a shift in the paradigm of fisheries science, but also in the institutional and legal structures of fisheries management. Contributions include appraisals of aquaculture and enhancement as well as capture fisheries. The volume points to the need for wider ranges of controls to protect marine ecosystems and to improve incentives for fishers (and aquaculturists) to fish sustainability. Contents:
Introduction: fisheries, past, present and future. pp. 3-4. J. Beddington and G. Kirkwood
Global trends in world fisheries: impacts on marine ecosystems and food security. pp. 5-12. Daniel Pauly, Reg Watson, Jackie Alder
Extinction, survival or recovery of large predatory fishes. pp. 13-20. Ransom A. Myers and Boris Worm
Gloom and doom? The future of marine capture fisheries. pp. 21-46. Serge M. Garcia and Richard J. R. Grainger
Institutions, incentives and the future of fisheries. pp. 47-57. Ray Hilborn, J. M. (Lobo) Orensanz, Ana M. Parma
This is more difficult than we thought! The responsibility of scientists, managers and stakeholders to mitigate the unsustainability of marine fisheries. pp. 59-75. J. F. Caddy and J. C. Seijo
The rising tide of fisheries instruments and the struggle to keep afloat. pp. 77-94. Kevern L. Cochrane and David J. Doulman
Regime, phase and paradigm shifts: making community ecology the basic science for fisheries. pp. 95-105. Marc Mangel and Phillip S. Levin
Back-to-the-future: a fresh policy initiative for fisheries and a restoration ecology for ocean ecosystems. pp. 107-121. Tony J. Pitcher
The role of marine reserves in achieving sustainable fisheries. pp. 123-132. Callum M. Roberts, Julie P. Hawkins, Fiona R. Gell
Combining control measures for more effective management of fisheries under uncertainty: quotas, effort limitation and protected areas. pp. 133-146. Gunnar Stefansson and Andrew A. Rosenberg
Sustainability in single-species population models. pp. 147-162. Terrance J. Quinn II and Jeremy S. Collie
The estimation of potential yield and stock status using life-history parameters. pp. 163-170. J. R. Beddington and G. P. Kirkwood
Population dynamics and potential of fisheries stock enhancement: practical theory for assessment and policy analysis. pp. 171-189. Kai Lorenzen
Managing to harvest? Perspectives on the potential of aquaculture. pp. 191-218. James Muir
