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The Effects of Fishing on Marine Ecosystems and Communities (Fish Biology and Aquatic Resources Series 1), by Stephen J. Hall. Blackwell Science, Oxford, 1999, 274 pp. Price: £55. ISBN 0‐632‐04112‐9.

The Effects of Fishing on Marine Ecosystems and Communities (Fish Biology and Aquatic Resources... will read this book all the way through, and the comprehensive coverage of most aspects of its subject matter more than makes up for the weakness. At a cover price of £60, this book will be a valuable addition to the shelves of tropical aquatic ecologists and educators alike. It will surely be a ‘must have’ for many. MARK EVERARD The Natural Step Cheltenham, UK THE EFFECTS OF FISHING ON MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND COMMUNITIES (Fish Biology and Aquatic Resources Series 1), by Stephen J. Hall. Blackwell Science, Oxford, 1999, 274 pp. Price: £55. ISBN 0-632-04112-9. Twenty years or so ago, the clarion call of the environmental and conservation pressure groups was to ‘Stop the Bloody Whaling!’. At the time, I would open my stock, undergraduates’ lecture on fisheries conservation and management with a photograph of the so-called common skate, Raja batis, and ask them to identify it. Few could do so and, consequently, none were aware that it was a vulnerable species already ‘extirpated’ from the Irish Sea (Brander, 1981), if not the English Channel, North Sea and further afield. I suggested that their lack of awareness and enthusiasm to campaign on the skate’s behalf, as they did http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems Wiley

The Effects of Fishing on Marine Ecosystems and Communities (Fish Biology and Aquatic Resources Series 1), by Stephen J. Hall. Blackwell Science, Oxford, 1999, 274 pp. Price: £55. ISBN 0‐632‐04112‐9.

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Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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1052-7613
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will read this book all the way through, and the comprehensive coverage of most aspects of its subject matter more than makes up for the weakness. At a cover price of £60, this book will be a valuable addition to the shelves of tropical aquatic ecologists and educators alike. It will surely be a ‘must have’ for many. MARK EVERARD The Natural Step Cheltenham, UK THE EFFECTS OF FISHING ON MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND COMMUNITIES (Fish Biology and Aquatic Resources Series 1), by Stephen J. Hall. Blackwell Science, Oxford, 1999, 274 pp. Price: £55. ISBN 0-632-04112-9. Twenty years or so ago, the clarion call of the environmental and conservation pressure groups was to ‘Stop the Bloody Whaling!’. At the time, I would open my stock, undergraduates’ lecture on fisheries conservation and management with a photograph of the so-called common skate, Raja batis, and ask them to identify it. Few could do so and, consequently, none were aware that it was a vulnerable species already ‘extirpated’ from the Irish Sea (Brander, 1981), if not the English Channel, North Sea and further afield. I suggested that their lack of awareness and enthusiasm to campaign on the skate’s behalf, as they did

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Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems – Wiley

Published: May 1, 2000

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