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"Daniel Pauly is one of the most widely cited fisheries scientists of his generation. ""On the Sex of Fish and the Gender of Scientists"" comprises an edited and updated collection of 27 of Daniel Pauly's essays, spanning a great range of exciting and sometimes contriversial topics, many of them breaking new scientific ground. The book is divided into four sections covering tropical and other fisheries, patterns in fish biology, overfishing and how fisheries science is implemented. There is a foreword to the book written by Ray Hilborn and a series foreword by series editor Tony Pitcher. This book should interest everyone involved in fisheries science and fish biology, professionals and students alike. It is aimed at fish biologists, fisheries scientists, marine and freshwater biologists, environmental scientists, aquaculturalists, ecologists."

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Author:   D. Pauly
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   1994 ed.
Volume:   14
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.860kg
ISBN:  

9780412595400

ISBN 10:   0412595400
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   31 July 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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The writing and illustrations are of good quality.' Choice Who else but Mr Daniel Pauly would write a book on such boring' subjects as fish biology and dynamics of fish stocks and their management that would be informative, fun-to-read, and intellectually refreshing ... A gem of a book. I strongly recommend it not only to fishery biologists and managers ... but also to readers who not being fishery scientists are nevertheless interested in Daniel Pauly's views ... with his piquant wit, original thinking, clement irony and hopeless optimism.' World Fishing This collection of essays is highly thought provoking and also entertaining ... I thoroughly recommend this collection of essays to all those interested in fisheries science, but particularly to students in this field because of the enlightened approach of the author and the entertaining text that encourages you to read on.' Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

'The writing and illustrations are of good quality.' Choice 'Who else but Mr Daniel Pauly would write a book on such 'boring' subjects as fish biology and dynamics of fish stocks and their management that would be informative, fun-to-read, and intellectually refreshing ... A gem of a book. I strongly recommend it not only to fishery biologists and managers ... but also to readers who not being fishery scientists are nevertheless interested in Daniel Pauly's views ... with his piquant wit, original thinking, clement irony and hopeless optimism.' World Fishing 'This collection of essays is highly thought provoking and also entertaining ... I thoroughly recommend this collection of essays to all those interested in fisheries science, but particularly to students in this field because of the enlightened approach of the author and the entertaining text that encourages you to read on.' Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

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