This open access book is an original contribution to the knowledge on fishing and research associated with one of the most enigmatic fish of our seas: bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus (L.). Based on available evidence, it reconstructs the possible methods used to catch large spawners in the Strait of Gibraltar thousands of years ago and describes the much more recent overfishing that led to a great reduction in the catches of the trap fishery on the area and the disappearance of the northern European fisheries. It is the first book to relate the overfishing of juvenile fishes in certain areas to the decline of large spawners in other very distant areas, revealing one of the main underlying causes of this decline, which has remained a mystery to the fishing sector and scientists alike for over 50 years. This finding should serve to prevent similar cases from arising in the future.
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"This book shines a light on how changes to Peru's fishing policies and fishery management affect the lives of impoverished artisanal fisherman"--Provided by publisher.

• Introduction
• It's who we are
• We eat them
• Everything is connected
• This fishery will be managed
• You just don't kill whales
• The science has ruled
• The whale approaches
• Conclusion.

• Thank God we're surrounded by water
• Saltwater cowboys
• Alaska bound
• Two hearts, two minds
• No fish, our lives
• Everyone's on the hook
• From fisherman to farmer
• Sea of drunken dreams
• Landlords and drowning
• Ocean rescue
• Up from the depths
• Look back to swim forward
• Falling for a foodie
• Center of the plate
• Sea greens for the masses
• The green wave
• Swimming with sharks
• Newfoundland, take me home
• A shared vision
• Fade to blue.

"Through tales that span from his childhood in Newfoundland to his early years on the high seas aboard commercial fishing trawlers, from pioneering new forms of ocean farming to surfing the frontiers of the food movement, Smith introduces the world of sea-based agriculture, and advocates getting ocean vegetables onto American plates (there are thousands of edible varieties in the sea!). Here he shows how we can transform our food system while enjoying delicious, nutritious, locally grown food, and how restorative ocean farming has the potential to create millions of new jobs and protect our planet in the face of climate change, rising populations, and finite food resources. Also included are recipes from acclaimed chefs Brooks Headley and David Santos. Written with the humor and swagger of a fisherman telling a late-night tale, this is a monumental work of deeply personal food policy that will profoundly change the way we think about what we eat."--Amazon.com.

• PrefaceAtlantic
• Chapter 1. The Journey from Overfishing to Sustainability for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus thynnus Clay E. Porch, Sylvain Bonhommeau, Guillermo A. Diaz, Haritz Arrizabalaga, and Gary Melvin
• Chapter 2. Otolith Microchemistry: Migration and Ecology of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Jay R. Rooker and David H. Secor
• Chapter 3. Life History and Migrations of Mediterranean Bluefin Tuna Haritz Arrizabalaga, Igor Arregui, Antonio Medina, Naiara Rodriguez-Ezpeleta, Jean-Marc Fromentin, and Igaratza Fraile
• Chapter 4. Use of Electronic Tags to Reveal Migrations of Atlantic Bluefin Tunas Barbara A. Block
• Chapter 5. Spatial Mixing Models for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Nathan TaylorPacific
• Chapter 6. Life History of Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus orientalis Tamaki Shimose
• Chapter 7. Migrations of Pacific Bluefin Tuna Tagged in the Western Pacific Ocean Takashi Kitagawa, Ko Fujioka, and Nobuaki Suzuki
• Chapter 8. Transpacific Migration of Pacific Bluefin Tuna with Chemical Tracers Daniel J. Madigan
• Chapter 9. Tagging to Reveal Foraging, Migrations, and Mortality of Pacific Bluefin Tuna Rebecca E. Whitlock, Murdoch K. McAllister, and Barbara A. BlockSouthern
• Chapter 10. Keys to Advancing the Management of Southern Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus maccoyii Jessica H. Farley, Ann L. Preece, Mark V. Bravington, J. Paige Eveson, Campbell R. Davies, Karen Evans, Toby A. Patterson, Naomi P. Clear, Peter M. Grewe, Jason R. Hartog, Richard M. Hillary, Alistair J. Hobday, Matthew J. Lansdell, and Craig H. Proctor
• Chapter 11. Rebuilding Southern Bluefin Tuna: Past, Present, and Future Richard M. Hillary, Ann L. Preece, and Campbell R. Davies
• Chapter 12. Bluefin Tunas in a Changing Ocean Alistair J. Hobday, Barbara A. Muhling, Elliott L. Hazen, Haritz Arrizabalaga, J. Paige Eveson, Mitchell A. Roffer, and Jason R. HartogAquaculture
• Chapter 13. Spain's Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture Aurelio Ortega and Fernando de la Gandara
• Chapter 14. The Resource and Environmental Intensity of Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture Dane H. Klinger and Nicolas MendozaContributorsIndex.
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Bluefin tunas are dominant keystone predators known for their impressive size, strength, endurance, and speed. Electronic tags have revealed that they can dive to great depths (over 6000 feet) and migrate vast distances-from frigid subpolar seas to warm tropical waters-for spawning. Prized for their rich taste and unique texture, bluefin tunas are also a worldwide commodity of great value. However, over the past few decades, overfishing throughout their range has led to significant population reductions. In The Future of Bluefin Tunas, Barbara A. Block brings together renowned bluefin experts from 15 different countries to share the latest information on the science, fisheries policy, and management decisions related to each of the three species within the Thunnus group-Atlantic, Pacific, and Southern. Synthesizing basic and applied research, the book delves into every aspect of these majestic fish, from their life history and genetic makeup to their ecology and migrations. Ichthyologists and marine scientists dedicated to the study of these fishes report on the latest stock assessments, explore the results of advances such as biologging and DNA sampling, and assess the potential of bluefin tuna aquaculture. The Future of Bluefin Tunas provides critical research findings to inform decisions that will impact tunas and the ocean ecosystems they affect. Scientists, fisheries managers, policymakers, and marine conservationists will take away key data from this timely volume to help them ensure these remarkable fish continue in perpetuity.
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One of the Great Lakes region's most precious natural resources is its fishery, with its intricate web of aquatic life, the environments it inhabits, and the people who use and enjoy these areas. The Great Lakes fishery supports not only an important commercial fishing industry but also tourism in eight different states and two countries, attracting millions of recreational fishers each year. As valuable as the fishery is, it is equally fragile. Since the 1950s, state, provincial, and federal agencies have coordinated efforts to manage the fishery and protect it from a range of threats, from the spread of invasive species to nutrient pollution to habitat destruction. Now in its fourth edition, Life of the Lakes examines the complex portrait of the Great Lakes fishery, including the history of the fishery's exploitation and management, the current health of the Lakes, and the outlook for the future. Featuring more graphics, photos, and illustrations than ever, all printed in full color, the new edition of this engaging book is a perfect resource for general readers, teachers, and students looking for an easy-to-follow guide to the Great Lakes fishery. This book is published in collaboration with Michigan Sea Grant (www.michiganseagrant.org), a cooperative program of the University of Michigan and Michigan State University.
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• Chapter 1: Organic aquaculture: principles, standards and certification
• David Gould, Antonio Compagnoni and Giuseppe Lembo
• Chapter 2: EU Regulation on organic aquaculture
• Emanuele Busacca and Giuseppe Lembo
• Chapter 3: Organic aquaculture: economics, market and consumer aspects
• Danilo Gambelli, Simona Naspetti, Katrin Zander and Raffaele Zanoli
• Chapter 4: Genomics era on breeding aquaculture stocks
• Petros V. Martsikalis, Georgios A. Gkafas, Christos Palaiokostas and Athanasios Exadactylos
• Chapter 5: Early life stages and weaning
• Alicia Estevez, Nikos Papandroulakis, Mathieu Wille and Patrick Sorgeloos
• Chapter 6: Aquaculture production systems and environmental interactions
• Dror Angel, Alfred Jokumsen and Giuseppe Lembo
• Chapter 7: Welfare issues and veterinary treatments
• Giuseppe Lembo, Pierluigi Carbonara, Andrea Fabris, Amedeo Manfrin and Walter Zupa
• Chapter 8: Nutrition in relation to organic aquaculture: sources and strategies
• Elena Mente, Alfred Jokumsen, Chris Carter, Efi Antonopoulou and Tacon Albert.
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This book addresses, reviews and evaluates key themes in organic aquaculture and is set out to show how these relate to the challenges and bottlenecks for a responsible organic aquaculture production in Europe. The key themes reflect the main challenges facing the organic aquaculture industry: guarantee and certification system, nutrition, reproduction, production system design and animal welfare. In addition, it assesses the impact of new and future potential development of new knowledge to update and modify the criteria and standards for organic aquaculture. Organic aquaculture is an alternative production approach driven by the growing interest in sustainable utilization of resources. It is rightly viewed as an important contributor to the economy and to the well-being and health of communities. This work will contribute to the scientific knowledge that needs to strengthen effective organic aquaculture. The collation of information on research and data will be of applied value to researchers, university students, end users and policy authorities in the EU and worldwide.
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• List of Contributors xv Preface xvii Acknowledgments xix Part I Theoretical and Practical Bases of Sex Control in Aquaculture
• 1
• 1 Sex Control in Aquaculture: Concept to Practice
• 3 Han-Ping Wang and Zhi-Gang Shen
• 2 Sex Determination and Differentiation in Fish: Genetic, Genomic, and Endocrine Aspects
• 35 Yann Guiguen, Alexis Fostier, and Amaury Herpin
• 3 Epigenetics of Sex Determination and Differentiation in Fish
• 65 Francesc Piferrer
• 4 Environmental Sex Determination and Sex Differentiation in Teleosts - How Sex Is Established
• 85 Zhi-Gang Shen and Han-Ping Wang
• 5 Gene Knockout and Its Principle and Application in Sex Control of Fish Species
• 117 Ze-Xia Gao and Bruce W. Draper
• 6 Chromosome Manipulation Techniques and Applications to Aquaculture
• 137 Katsutoshi Arai and Takafumi Fujimoto
• 7 Hybridization and Its Application in Aquaculture
• 163 M. Aminur Rahman, Sang-Go Lee, Fatimah Md. Yusoff, and S.M. Rafiquzzaman
• 8 Population Consequences of Releasing Sex-Reversed Fish: Applications and Concerns
• 179 Claus Wedekind Part II Sex Determination and Control in Cichlidae
• 189
• 9 Sex Control in Tilapias
• 191 Jean-Francois Baroiller and Helena D'Cotta
• 10 Quantitative Genetics of Sexual Dimorphism in Tilapia and Its Application to Aquaculture
• 235 Nguyen Hong Nguyen Part III Sex Determination and Control in Salmonidae
• 249
• 11 Sex Determination and Sex Control in Salmonidae
• 251 Yann Guiguen, Sylvain Bertho, Amaury Herpin, and Alexis Fostier
• 12 Development and Application of Sex-Linked Markers in Salmonidae
• 281 Cristian Araneda, Natalia Lam, and Patricia Iturra
• 13 Polyploidy Production in Salmonidae
• 297 James J. Nagler Part IV Sex Determination and Control in Moronidae
• 305
• 14 Genetic and Environmental Components of Sex Determination in the European Sea Bass
• 307 Marc Vandeputte and Francesc Piferrer
• 15 Morphological and Endocrine Aspects of Sex Differentiation in the European Sea Bass and Implications for Sex Control in Aquaculture
• 327 Mercedes Blazquez and Eric Saillant
• 16 The Induction of Polyploidy, Gynogenesis, and Androgenesis in the European Sea Bass
• 347 Alicia Felip and Francesc Piferrer Part V Sex Determination and Control in Centrarchidae
• 359
• 17 Sex Determination, Differentiation, and Control in Bluegill
• 361 Han-Ping Wang, Zhi-Gang Shen, Ze-Xia Gao, Hong Yao, Dean Rapp, and Paul O'Bryant
• 18 Sex-Determining Mechanisms and Control of Sex Differentiation in Largemouth Bass and Crappies
• 85 Tulin Arslan
• 19 Hybridization and its Application in Centrarchids
• 405 Zhi-Gang Shen and Han-Ping Wang
• List of Contributors xv Preface xix Acknowledgments xxi Preface xix Acknowledgments xxi Part VI Sex Determination and Sex Control in Percidae
• 429
• 20 Sex Determination and Monosex Female Production in Yellow Perch
• 431 Han-Ping Wang, Zhi-Gang Shen, Hong Yao, Paul O'Bryant, and Dean Rapp
• 21 Sex Determination and Control in Eurasian Perch
• 445 Carole Rougeot
• 22 Sexual Dimorphism in Body Size and Form in Yellow Perch
• 461 Hong-Wei Liang, Han-Ping Wang, Yan Meng, Hong Yao, Zhi-Gang Shen, and Gui-Wei Zou Part VII Sex Determination and Sex Control in Catfish
• 477
• 23 Sex Determination, Gonadal Sex Differentiation, and Sex Control in Channel Catfish
• 479 Reynaldo Patino
• 24 Sexual Size Dimorphism, Sex Determination, and Sex Control in Yellow Catfish
• 495 Jie Mei and Jian-Fang Gui
• 25 Mechanisms of Feminization and Sex Differentiation in Southern Catfish
• 509 Si-Ping Deng, Zhi-Hao Liu, and De-Shou Wang Part VIII Sex Determination and Sex Control in Flatfishes
• 525
• 26 Genomic and Epigenetic Aspects of Sex Determination in Half-Smooth Tongue Sole
• 527 Song-Lin Chen, Qian Zhou, and Chang-Wei Shao
• 27 Sex Identification and Control in Half-Smooth Tongue Sole
• 547 Song-Lin Chen and Wen-Teng Xu
• 28 Reproduction and Sex Control in Turbot
• 565 Xoana Taboada, Diego Robledo, Carmen Bouza, Francesc Piferrer, Ana Maria Vinas, and Paulino Martinez
• 29 Sex Control in Southern and Summer Flounder
• 583 Xiang-Shan Ji, Song-Lin Chen, Yan Zhao, Jamie Mankiewicz Honeycutt, Russell J. Borski, and J. Adam Luckenbach
• 30 Gynogenesis and Sex Control in Japanese Flounder
• 603 Ji-Lun Hou and Hai-Jin Liu
• 31 Sex Determination, Differentiation, and Control in Atlantic Halibut and Pacific Halibut
• 621
• 32 Sex-Specific Markers, Gynogenesis, and Sex Control in Spotted Halibut
• 631 Hong-Yu Ma, Song-Lin Chen, and Xiang-Shan Ji Part IX Sex Determination and Sex Control in Sturgeons
• 645
• 33 Sex Determination in Sturgeon
• 647 Sven Wuertz, Hilal Guralp, Martin Psenicka, and Mikhail Chebanov
• 34 Hybridization and Polyploidization in Sturgeon
• 669 Milos Havelka and Katsutoshi Arai Part X Sex Determination and Sex Control in Crustaceans
• 689
• 35 Sex Control in Cultured Decapod Crustaceans
• 691 Tom Levy, Eliahu D. Aflalo, and Amir Sagi
• 36 Sex Reversal and Determination and Sex Control in Shrimp and Prawn
• 705 Danitzia A. Guerrero-Tortolero and Rafael Campos-Ramos Part XI Sex Determination and Sex Control in Other Fish Species
• 723
• 37 Sex Determination, Differentiation, and Control in Atlantic Cod
• 725 Tillmann J. Benfey
• 38 Sex Differentiation, Sex Change, and Sex Control in Groupers
• 735 Masaru Nakamura and Yasuhisa Kobayashi
• 39 Artificial Gynogenesis and Sex Control in Large Yellow Croaker
• 751 Zhi-Yong Wang and Ming-Yi Cai
• 40 Sex Determination and Control in Eels
• 775 Xian-Cheng Qu
• 41 Sex Control and Chromosome Manipulation in Cyprinidae: Common Carp and Grass Carp
• 793 Boris Gomelsky and William L. Shelton Index - Species
• 825 Index - Subjects 832.
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A comprehensive resource that covers all the aspects of sex control in aquaculture written by internationally-acclaimed scientists Comprehensive in scope, Sex Control in Aquaculture first explains the concepts and rationale for sex control in aquaculture, which serves different purposes. The most important are: to produce monosex stocks to rear only the fastest-growing sex in some species, to prevent precocious or uncontrolled reproduction in other species and to aid in broodstock management. The application of sex ratio manipulation for population control and invasive species management is also included. Next, this book provides detailed and updated information on the underlying genetic, epigenetic, endocrine and environmental mechanisms responsible for the establishment of the sexes, and explains chromosome set manipulation techniques, hybridization and the latest gene knockout approaches. Furthermore, the book offers detailed protocols and key summarizing information on how sex control is practiced worldwide in 35 major aquaculture species or groups, including fish and crustaceans, and puts the focus on its application in the aquaculture industry. With contributions from an international panel of leading scientists, Sex Control in Aquaculture will appeal to a large audience: aquaculture/fisheries professionals and students, scientists or biologists working with basic aspects of fish/shrimp biology, growth and reproductive endocrinology, genetics, molecular biology, evolutionary biology, and R&D managers and administrators. This text explores sex control technologies and monosex production of commercially-farmed fish and crustacean species that are highly in demand for aquaculture, to improve feed utilization efficiency, reduce energy consumption for reproduction and eliminate a series of problems caused by mixed sex rearing. Thus, this book: Contains contributions from an international panel of leading scientists and professionals in the field Provides comprehensive coverage of both established and new technologies to control sex ratios that are becoming more necessary to increase productivity in aquaculture Includes detailed coverage of the most effective sex control techniques used in the world's most important commercially-farmed species Sex Control in Aquaculture is the comprehensive resource for understanding the biological rationale, scientific principles and real-world practices in this exciting and expanding field.
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"Daniel Pauly is a friend whose work has inspired me for years." -Ted Danson, actor, ocean activist, and co-author of Oceana "This wonderfully personal and accessible book by the world's greatest living fisheries biologist summarizes and expands on the causes of collapse and the essential actions that will be required to rebuild fish stocks for future generations." -Dr. Jeremy Jackson, ocean scientist and author of Breakpoint The world's fisheries are in crisis. Their catches are declining, and the stocks of key species, such as cod and bluefin tuna, are but a small fraction of their previous abundance, while others have been overfished almost to extinction. The oceans are depleted and the commercial fishing industry increasingly depends on subsidies to remain afloat. In these essays, award-winning biologist Dr. Daniel Pauly offers a thought-provoking look at the state of today's global fisheries-and a radical way to turn it around. Starting with the rapid expansion that followed World War II, he traces the arc of the fishing industry's ensuing demise, offering insights into how and why it has failed. With clear, convincing prose, Dr. Pauly draws on decades of research to provide an up-to-date assessment of ocean health and an analysis of the issues that have contributed to the current crisis, including globalization, massive underreporting of catch, and the phenomenon of "shifting baselines, " in which, over time, important knowledge is lost about the state of the natural world. Finally, Vanishing Fish provides practical recommendations for a way forward-a vision of a vibrant future where small-scale fisheries can supply the majority of the world's fish.
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• List of contributors, List of figures, List of tables, Preface and acknowledgements.
• Chapter 1 - Introduction, Juan Carlos Seijo and Jon G. Sutinen.
• Chapter 2. The Number of Players in a Fisheries Game: Curse or Blessing?, Rognvaldur Hannesson.
• Chapter 3. Consequences of Recovering Enforcement Costs in Fisheries, Jon G. Sutinen and Peder Andersen.
• Chapter 4. Conserving Spawners and Harvesting Juveniles: Is this a Better Alternative to Postponing Capture Until Sexual Maturity?, John F. Caddy.
• Chapter 5. Bioeconomics of Ocean Acidification, Juan Carlos Seijo and Raul Villanueva.
• Chapter 6. The Economics of Unwanted By-Catch and a Landing Obligation, Peder Andersen and Lisa Stahl.
• Chapter 7. A Simple Application of Bioeconomics to Fisheries Subsidies, Rashid Sumaila and Anna Schuhbauer.
• Chapter 8. Eco-labelling and Eco-certification of Fisheries: Benefits, Challenges and the Future, Kevern Cochrane.
• Chapter 9. The Implementation of Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management: A Precautionary Pathway with Needed Bioeconomic Analysis, Lee G. Anderson.
• Chapter 10. Fishery Bio-Socio-Economics, Anthony Charles.
• Chapter 11. Synthesis: Theory, Policy and Contemporary Challenges for Bioeconomics, Jon G. Sutinen and Juan Carlos Seijo. Index.
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Efforts to effectively conserve and manage marine resources are facing increasing complexity of environmental and governance challenges. To address some of these challenges, this book presents advancements in fisheries bioeconomics research that provides significant ideas for addressing emerging environmental and fisheries management issues. Advances in Fisheries Bioeconomics gives insights into innovative approaches dealing with these issues, as well as novel ideas on changes in fisheries management paradigms. With contributions from leading experts in the field, this book offers an examination of a number of topics including: ecosystem based fisheries management; by-catch management and discard bans; the number of players in the fisheries game; the effects of ocean acidification; and the trends and impacts of eco-labeling and eco-certification of fisheries. Through integrating resource biology and ecology with the economics of fishers' behaviour, the authors provide valuable analysis of the current issues in fisheries management. This book will be of interest to those on advanced courses in fisheries science, natural resource biology and ecology, and environmental and natural resource economics. It will also appeal to researchers, policy makers, and advocacy groups around the world.
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Changes in regulation enacted in 2013 have enabled the Alaska Fisheries Science Center's Fishery Monitoring and Analysis Division (FMA) and the Alaska Regional Office's Sustainable Fisheries Division to work collaboratively on an Annual Deployment Plan (ADP). Each ADP documents how the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) plans to deploy observers into fishing activities for the coming year under the limits of available funding. Draft ADPs are presented to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) during September - October and are finalized in December. The sampling design for observer deployment has two elements: how the population is subdivided (i.e., stratification schemes) and how available samples are allocated (i.e., allocation strategies). Here the relative performance of 10 alternative sampling designs (at the primary sampling unit- the trip) are compared in support of the draft 2018 ADP. These alternative sampling designs consisted of the combination of two stratification schemes (gear-type only or gear-type × tendering activity), two metrics upon which to base optimizations [one consisting of discard of groundfish with Prohibited Species Catch (PSC) of Pacific halibut and the other consisting of the prior and PSC of Chinook salmon], and three allocation strategies (no optimization, a "hurdle" approach to optimization, and a optimization only). All optimization allocations incorporate three variables measured over the past 3 years: variance in the metric, the average cost of observing a trip, and the number of trips. Total afforded sample size is determined by the available budget and the average cost of observing each trip. Resulting selection rates derive from sample size, allocation weightings and the anticipated fishing effort which was defined as the most recent complete year of data. The total number of observer days that can be afforded is 4,062 which represents a 33% increase from 2017. Gap analyses that examine the chance of at least one or three observed trips in a NMFS Area × gear type combination (cell) were used as a performance metric. Gap analyses illustrated that stratifications based on gear type (3 strata) were outperformed by stratifications based on gear type × tendering activity (6 strata). Potential gaps in observer coverage appear to be mostly concentrated in areas with low fishing effort with fewer than 12 trips in a cell. Simulations were performed to measure the potential impact of unknown vessel participation in electronic monitoring (EM). The variability in gap analyses from randomized differences in EM participant vessels was relatively minor (less than 10% probability of observation shifts across deployment designs). The NMFS recommended an observer deployment design for the draft 2018 ADP that has gear type × tendering stratification and uses a "hurdle" approach to sample allocation wherein 15% base coverage is obtained first across all strata and the remainder is optimized according to the variance in the metric of discarded groundfish catch combined with PSC Pacific halibut and Chinook salmon. At their October 2017 meeting the Council did not support the NMFS recommendation and instead proposed a five strata design with optimal sample allocations based on discarded groundfish catch and PSC of Pacific halibut only. Comparisons between the NMFS and Council recommended designs were included in the final 2018 ADP. [doi:10.7289/V5/TM-AFSC-364 (https://doi.org/10.7289/V5/TM-AFSC-364)]

• Foreword : The aquamarine archipelago / by Paul S. Sutter
• Acknowledgments
• Note on the text
• Maps of whaling areas
• Introduction
• Seeing from the sea : a whale's-eye view of Japan
• Bringing whales ashore, whalers offshore : coastal networks and the history of whaling
• Moving whales from coasts to mountains : the circulation and use of whale products
• Seeding stories : whales as cultural and scholarly inspiration
• Memorializing whales : religious and spiritual responses to whale death
• Conclusion. Japan and its maritime space.

Today, Japan defends its controversial whaling expeditions by invoking tradition-but what was the historical reality? In examining the techniques and impacts of whaling during the Tokugawa period (1603-1868), Jakobina Arch shows that the organized, shore-based whaling that first developed during these years bore little resemblance to modern Japanese whaling. Drawing on a wide range of sources, from whaling ledgers to recipe books and gravestones for fetal whales, she traces how the images of whales and byproducts of commercial whaling were woven into the lives of people throughout Japan. Economically, Pacific Ocean resources were central in supporting the expanding Tokugawa state. In this vivid and nuanced study of how the Japanese people brought whales ashore during the Tokugawa period, Arch makes important contributions to both environmental and Japanese history by connecting Japanese whaling to marine environmental history in the Pacific, including the devastating impact of American whaling in the nineteenth century.
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Catfish Dream centers around the experiences, family, and struggles of Ed Scott Jr. (born in 1922), a prolific farmer in the Mississippi Delta and the first ever nonwhite owner and operator of a catfish plant in the nation. Both directly and indirectly, the economic and political realities of food and subsistence affect the everyday lives of Delta farmers and the people there. Ed's own father, Edward Sr., was a former sharecropper turned landowner who was one of the first black men to grow rice in the state. Ed carries this mantle forth with his soybean and rice farming and later with his catfish operation, which fed the black community both physically and symbolically. He provides an example for economic mobility and activism in a region of the country that is one of the nation's poorest and has one of the most drastic disparities in education and opportunity, a situation especially true for the Delta's vast African American population. With Catfish Dream Julian Rankin provides a fascinating portrait of a place through his intimate biography of Scott, a hero at once so typical and so exceptional in his community.
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"This NOAA Technical Memorandum represents a 2017 update to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as a Fishing Community published by Allen and Amesbury in 2012. This fishing community profile update aspires to provide a comprehensive view of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) as a fishing community. The report begins by presenting recent social, economic, and tourism information gathered by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Marianas Visitors Authority in the CNMI. These data are followed by data on four key topics that emerged from interviews conducted by the author in 2016 with the CNMI fishing community. Next, findings from low income fish consumption in 2015 are presented, aggregated at the island level. These data provide the only current estimates of fish consumption on Tinian and Rota. The report concludes by presenting some additional empirical information that supplements the primary data gathered in the profile"--Executive Summary. [doi:10.7289/V5/TM-PIFSC-66 (https://doi.org/10.7289/V5/TM-PIFSC-66)]