Fishing gears and method of the Malampaya sound Philippines : an approach to fisheries and ecosystems management

Gonzales, Benjamin J.

Fishing gears and method of the Malampaya sound Philippines : an approach to fisheries and ecosystems management Benjamin J. Gonzales - [Manila, Philippines] : Asian Conservation Foundation, c2018 - 177 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Chapter one : Introduction -- Chapter two : Fishing gears and methods -- Chapter three : The Commercial species in Malampaya sound -- Chapter four : Gear seasonality -- Chapter five : Maps of fishing gear locations -- Chapter six : From the ecosystems management point of view

This book is a collation of the different aspects of fishing instruments, devices, and methods being used in the Malampaya Sound. These devices and methods describe how, when, where, and what estuarine/marine resources are being exploited in the Sound with reference to the preservation of the integrity of ecosystems and Irrawaddy dolphins in the area. This book also features the classification of fishing gears in the Sound, their catches and seasonality, relationships between the gears and the environment, and interactions between fisheries and Irrawaddy dolphins.

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FISHERIES -- MALAMPAYA -- EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

QH 541.5 .G64 2018