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Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Reducing Porpoise Mortality from Tuna Fishing.

Title 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
Published Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1992

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 176 pages) : illustrations
Contents 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
Summary Providing a comprehensive overview of the dolphin-tuna controversy, this book explores the processes of tuna fishing and dolphin mortality, the status of the tuna industry, and the progress made in reducing dolphin mortality through modifications in fishing practice. It is useful for animal protection groups, policymakers, regulators, and others
Analysis Dolphins Mortality
Tuna fisheries Environmental aspects
Tuna industry Environmental aspects
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-128) and index
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Subject Tuna fisheries -- Environmental aspects
Dolphins -- Mortality
Tuna industry -- Environmental aspects
Fisheries.
Fisheries
fisheries.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biological Diversity.
NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife.
Fisheries
Dolphins -- Mortality
Tuna fisheries -- Environmental aspects
Tuna industry -- Environmental aspects
Genre/Form Electronic book
Form Electronic book
LC no. 92010603
ISBN 0585085358
9780585085357
9780309047357
0309047358
1280203102
9781280203107
9786610203109
6610203105
0309556104
9780309556101