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 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-128) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0585085358 9780585085357 9780309047357 0309047358 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Tuna fisheries--Environmental aspects.<br/>Dolphins--Mortality.<br/>Tuna industry--Environmental aspects.<br/>SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Biological Diversity.<br/>NATURE--Animals--Wildlife.<br/>Dolphins--Mortality.<br/>Tuna fisheries--Environmental aspects.<br/>Tuna industry--Environmental aspects.<br/>Fisheries.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Dolphins  Mortality Tuna fisheries  Environmental aspects Tuna industry  Environmental aspects 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic book.<br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>SH351.T8  / N37 1992eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>333.95/9 
<br/><br/><label>National Agricultural Library Call No.: </label>SH351.T8N37  / 1992