Eco-labelling in Fisheries (eBook)

What is it all about?

Bruce Phillips, Trevor Ward, Chet Chaffee (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: PDF

2008
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-99546-4 (ISBN)

Infos

If the marine fishing industry is to survive into the future, innovative approaches are necessary. Recognising that market incentives have the potential to improve fisheries management, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has been established to harness these incentives. The work of the MSC translates through from sustainable fishery management certification, to labelling of fish and sea food products, allowing consumers to use their choice and buying power to select eco-labelled products from MSC certified fisheries.

This exciting new book covers all aspects of the new eco-labelling initiative developed under the sponsorship of the MSC. Contents include details of the MSC and its certification framework and implementation, dispute resolution, chain-of-custody assessment and community fisheries certification. Also included are important case studies of the MSC certified fisheries of Australia's western rock lobster, Alaska salmon, Thames herring and New Zealand hoki.

Eco-Labelling in Fisheries is an essential purchase for all those involved in marine fisheries management throughout the world. Professionals and students in fisheries science, marine biology, ecology, conservation and environmental biology will find this book to be extremely valuable. Libraries in all universities and research establishments where these subjects are studied and taught should have multiple copies of this book on their shelves.

Bruce Phillips is at the Department of Environmental Biology, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia, Trevor Ward is at the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, Chet Chaffee is at Scientific Certifications Systems, Oakland, California, USA.

Rezensionen

"This excellent book shows how the Marine Stewardship Council came
about, how it operates, and where it is going. A very useful book
for anyone interested in seafood marketing and sustainable fishery
fishing practices."

Professional Fisherman, Feb 2004

" 'Eco-labelling in Fisheries' aims to
document the experiences to date of those with firsthand knowledge
of the eco-labelling programme for fisheries... Early [in] 2005,
the FAO's Committee on Fisheries adopted guidelines for
'eco-labelling' of fish caught at sea, indicating how
relevant this topic is to fisheries management today.

The book will appeal to all those with an interest in the
sustainable management of fish resources... It is well
presented and covers eloquently the key issues underlying the
process of eco-labelling. The authors offer a wide range of
expertise in the topics represented...

One of the greatest successes of the book is the illustration of
how things are working in particular case studies and the lessons
learnt from these examples."

Journal of Fish Biology, February 2006

"Professionals and students in fisheries science, marine
biology, ecology, conservation and environmental biology will find
this book to be extremely valuable."

fishknowledge.com

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.4.2008
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• Schlagworte: Ökologie u. Biologie der Organismen • Ökonomie u. Management in Fischereiwesen u. Aquakultur • Aquaculture, Fisheries & Fish Science • Aquakultur, Fischereiwesen u. Fischforschung • Biowissenschaften • Certification • Consumers • Council • ecolabelled • Ecology & Organismal Biology • fisheries • Fisheries & Aquaculture Economics & Management • fishery • Future • Incentives • Industry • Innovative • Life Sciences • Marine • Market • MSC • msc translates • Necessary • Ökologie u. Biologie der Organismen • Ökonomie u. Management in Fischereiwesen u. Aquakultur • Potential • Products • recognising • Stewardship • Sustainable
• ISBN-10: 0-470-99546-7 / 0470995467
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-99546-4 / 9780470995464