Handbook of fish biology and fisheries / edited by Paul J.B. Hart and John D. Reynolds.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

VOLUME 1: FISH BIOLOGY; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1 BANISHING IGNORANCE: UNDERPINNING FISHERIES WITH BASIC BIOLOGY; Part 1: Biodiversity; Part 2: Production and Population Structure; Part 3: Fish as Predators and Prey; Part 4: Fish in Ecosystems; Index; VOLUME 2: FISHERIES; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 THE HUMAN DIMENSION OF FISHERIES SCIENCE; Part 1: Background to Fisheries; Part 2: Stock Assessment; Part 3: Fisheries in a Wider Context; Index.

This handbook has been written by an international team of scientists and practitioners, to provide an overview of the biology of freshwater and marine fish species together with the science that supports fisheries management and conservation.