Fisheries Management: A manual for still-water coarse fisheries

418 Pages·2010·19.12 MB·English

by  Ian Wellby

Fisheries Management

Fisheries Management
A Manual for Still-Water Coarse Fisheries
Ash Girdler CBiol, FIBiol, MIFM, FIFM, CEnv
Ian Wellby FIFM, CEnv
Robin Welcomme PhD, HonFSE, FIFM, CEnv
A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication
This edition fi rst published 2010
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Girdler, Ashley.
Fisheries management : a manual for still-water coarse fi sheries / Ashley Girdler,
Ian Wellby, Robin Welcomme. – 1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-4051-3332-6 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Fishery management.
I. Wellby, Ian. II. Welcomme, R. L. III. Title.
SH328.G69 2010
639.3'12–dc22
2009038733
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
Set in 10 on 12.5 pt Sabon by Toppan Best-set Premedia Limited
Printed in Singapore
1 2010
Contents
Acknowledgements vii
Part I Ecology of Still-Water Fisheries 1
1 Introduction 3
2 Ecology of Lakes 5
3 Bacteria 25
4 Plants 28
5 Invertebrates 35
6 Fish 43
7 Disease-Causing Organisms 79
Chris Williams and Ian Wellby
8 Mammals and Birds 97
Part II Management of Still-Water Fisheries 103
9 Developing and Preparing a Fishery 105
10 The Construction of a Still-Water Fishery 122
11 Fish Stock Assessment 154
12 Stock Manipulation 170
13 Invertebrate Survey 196
14 Control of Water Quality 198
15 Control of Aquatic Plants 208
16 Control of Erosion 224
17 Control of Predators and Nuisance Species 236
18 Managing the Impact of Climate Change on Still-Water Fisheries 256
19 Control of Fish Disease 259
20 Biosecurity 270
21 Control of Fishing Activities 274
22 Fish Nutrition 285
23 Improving Conditions or Fishery Enhancement 306
24 General Administration 344
Part III Legal and Social Framework 357
25 General Legislation 359
26 Environmental Legislation 364
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27 Direct Fisheries-Related Legislation 368
28 Agencies and Organisations 373
Appendix A: Example of Risk Assessment 380
Appendix B: Example Model of a Disciplinary Procedure 383
Appendix C: Example of a Fisheries Survey 386
Glossary 393
Further Reading 395
Index 398
Acknowledgements
We express our gratitude to Dr Chris Williams for his work on the fi sh health chapter and
other help he has offered. We also thank Nigel Hewlett for his advice during the preparation
of this book. Many thanks too to Jenny Wellby for the help and support she has offered
and her contribution in editing the various drafts. We also thank the staff of the A.G.A.
Group, who have contributed to this book by taking the time to extend their efforts during
the working day to provide the expansion of our image library, which has ensured that the
text is populated with up- to - date graphics and images.
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