Towards Policies for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Aquatic Genetic Resources
- ISBN-10
- 9718020039
- ISBN-13
- 9789718020036
- Category
- Aquatic ecology
- Pages
- 277
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- WorldFish
- Authors
- Roger S. V. Pullin, Devin M. Bartley, J. Kooiman
Description
The expansion of aquaculture, expected to contribute much to world fish supply, has sometimes had adverse environmental and social impacts and brought shortlived benefits (e.g., Pullin 1993; D'Abramo and Hargreaves 1997).
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