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Publicado por Phantom House Books, 2011
ISBN 10: 0986457469ISBN 13: 9780986457463
Librería: Book Express (NZ), Wellington, Nueva Zelanda
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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 227 pages. As his fish bins filled up on another successful r aid on the Cook Strait groper fishery, economist and dedicated fi sherman Gareth Morgan found himself wondering whether it could po ssibly be right that he should be allowed to do this. Is it still true, he wondered, that there are plenty more fish in the sea? H e resolved to find out. Together with Geoff Simmons, he launched an in-depth investigation into the state of New Zealand's fisheri es resource and our supposedly world-leading management regime. H ook, Line and Blinkers is the result. Fishing is but one of the p ressures our oceans face, but it's one that people - you and me - can readily influence. For it's not only the fishing industry th at must confront the impacts of their fishing on the environment: recreational fishers must face up to our share of issues, too. M eanwhile, if we mean to ensure that there are still fish in the s ea tomorrow, we must begin to make ethical choices about what we buy and eat. Hook, Line and Blinkers will change how Kiwis think about fishing, whether you are sitting in Parliament, your dinghy , or at your dinner table.--Back cover.
Publicado por Public Interest Publishing (2011), Wellington, 2011
ISBN 10: 0986457469ISBN 13: 9780986457463
Librería: Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB, Dunedin, Nueva Zelanda
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Softcover. Condición: Very Good-. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Previous owner's signature. Crease to front cover.; 227, [1] pages + colour plates. Page dimensions: 230 x 149mm. "We've been sold the idea that New Zealand has the best fisheries management in the world. This book sorts through the myths from the realities and finds that such an accolade belongs to only part of our fishery. And then who cares, if the global fishery scene is so dire that it poses a threat to the ocean's biodiversity and hence the ability of that ecosystem then having part of New Zealand's fishery managed according to best practice, seems a little irrelevant. Like climate change the state of the global fishery is a global issue. The book begins by giving some context of how oceans work, and all the different factors that combine to produce a good fishing spot. It then looks at all of the impacts humankind have on the ocean in addition to fishing, which together threaten the ocean's delicate balance. With that in mind we move on to fishing and find that, left unchecked, fishing is a classic Tragedy of the Commons which ultimately leads to too many fishers, mortgaged to the eyeballs with too much gear, chasing too few fish. It's an economic and ecological disaster that has been repeated all around the world and even here in New Zealand." ; 8vo.