Dolphins and the tuna industry /
Dolphins and the tuna industry /
Committee on Reducing Porpoise Mortality from Tuna Fishing, Board on Biology, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council.
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1992.
- 1 online resource (xii, 176 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-128) and index.
1. Introduction. The Problem. Background on Reducing Dolphin Mortality from Tuna Fishing. The Committee's Study -- 2. Some Policy and Economic Considerations. U.S. Tuna and Marine Mammal Policy. Economic Considerations -- 3. Background on Fishing Gear. Purse Seines. Other Fishing Methods -- 4. Biology and Ecology of Yellowfin Tuna. Distribution and Stock Structure. Physiology, Growth, and Longevity. Abundance and Size Structure. Yield, Population Dynamics, and Management -- 5. The Behavior of Dolphins and Tuna in the ETP. General Dolphin Biology and Ecology. The Tuna-Dolphin Relationship. Feeding Behavior. Behavior of Dolphins and Tuna in the Tuna-Seining Operation -- 6. Dolphin Mortality and Abundance. Estimating Incidental Dolphin Mortality. Mortality Estimates for 1959-1990. Factors Affecting Total Mortality Estimates. Estimates of Dolphin Abundance. Overview: The Past, Present, and Future -- 7. Techniques for Reducing Dolphin Mortality. Small Modifications of Current Methods. Major Modifications of Current Methods. Potential Behavior-Based Release of Dolphins. Breaking the Tuna-Dolphin Bond. Alternative Methods of Locating Yellowfin Tuna. Alternatives to Dolphin-Associated Fishing. Regulatory Alternatives -- 8. Recommendations. Recommendations Concerning the ETP Tuna-Dolphin Fishery. Recommendations for Harvesting Tuna Not in Association with Dolphins. Summary.
Use copy
Electronic reproduction.
[S.l.] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2011.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
0585085358 9780585085357 9780309047357 0309047358
Tuna fisheries--Environmental aspects.
Dolphins--Mortality.
Tuna industry--Environmental aspects.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Biological Diversity.
NATURE--Animals--Wildlife.
Dolphins--Mortality.
Tuna fisheries--Environmental aspects.
Tuna industry--Environmental aspects.
Fisheries.
Dolphins Mortality Tuna fisheries Environmental aspects Tuna industry Environmental aspects
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
SH351.T8 / N37 1992eb
333.95/9
SH351.T8N37 / 1992
Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-128) and index.
1. Introduction. The Problem. Background on Reducing Dolphin Mortality from Tuna Fishing. The Committee's Study -- 2. Some Policy and Economic Considerations. U.S. Tuna and Marine Mammal Policy. Economic Considerations -- 3. Background on Fishing Gear. Purse Seines. Other Fishing Methods -- 4. Biology and Ecology of Yellowfin Tuna. Distribution and Stock Structure. Physiology, Growth, and Longevity. Abundance and Size Structure. Yield, Population Dynamics, and Management -- 5. The Behavior of Dolphins and Tuna in the ETP. General Dolphin Biology and Ecology. The Tuna-Dolphin Relationship. Feeding Behavior. Behavior of Dolphins and Tuna in the Tuna-Seining Operation -- 6. Dolphin Mortality and Abundance. Estimating Incidental Dolphin Mortality. Mortality Estimates for 1959-1990. Factors Affecting Total Mortality Estimates. Estimates of Dolphin Abundance. Overview: The Past, Present, and Future -- 7. Techniques for Reducing Dolphin Mortality. Small Modifications of Current Methods. Major Modifications of Current Methods. Potential Behavior-Based Release of Dolphins. Breaking the Tuna-Dolphin Bond. Alternative Methods of Locating Yellowfin Tuna. Alternatives to Dolphin-Associated Fishing. Regulatory Alternatives -- 8. Recommendations. Recommendations Concerning the ETP Tuna-Dolphin Fishery. Recommendations for Harvesting Tuna Not in Association with Dolphins. Summary.
Use copy
Electronic reproduction.
[S.l.] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2011.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
0585085358 9780585085357 9780309047357 0309047358
Tuna fisheries--Environmental aspects.
Dolphins--Mortality.
Tuna industry--Environmental aspects.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Biological Diversity.
NATURE--Animals--Wildlife.
Dolphins--Mortality.
Tuna fisheries--Environmental aspects.
Tuna industry--Environmental aspects.
Fisheries.
Dolphins Mortality Tuna fisheries Environmental aspects Tuna industry Environmental aspects
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
SH351.T8 / N37 1992eb
333.95/9
SH351.T8N37 / 1992