World Sea Fisheries

Robert Morgan

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN: 9781032888200
• eBook ISBN: 9781040193785
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Environmental Economics
• Index: Social Sciences

First published in 1956, World Sea Fisheries gives a general survey of the sea fisheries of the world. It assesses their relative importance at a time when the growing world population placed an increasing strain on food supplies. It examines the forces which mould the character of sea fisheries in any region. As the book attempts to explain the basic reasons for their varying characters, its regional section is preceded by sections dealing with the physical factors affecting fisheries, and with fishing techniques and craft. The author gives chief attention to certain essential features of an area by giving the reader a more accessible source of important figures and isolating most significant features and trends from the mass of detailed and complex statistics provided by many countries. The volume also contains several maps. It will be a fascinating read for students and researchers of economic geography and general readers interested in the topic as it gives a rare glimpse into the fishing industry that existed almost seventy years ago.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Title Page
• Original Copyright Page
• Foreword
• Contents
• Illustrations
• Introduction
• Section I The Physical Environment
• Section II Techniques and Their World Distribution
• Section III Fisheries of the World's Regions
• Appendix Recent Catches of Countries Now Producing Over 5,000 Tons Annually
• Index