Fish for Life: Interactive Governance for Fisheries (Amsterdam University Press - MARE Publication Series)

one Billion People Around The World Rely Upon Fish As Their Primary—and In Many Cases, Their Only—source Of Protein. At The Same Time, Increasing Demand From Wealthier Populations In The U.s. And Europe Encourages Dangerous Overfishing Practices Along Coastal Waters. Fish For Life addresses The Problem Of Overfishing At Local, National, And Global Levels As Part Of A Comprehensive Governance Approach—one That Acknowledges The Critical Intersection Of Food Security, Environmental Protection, And International Law In Fishing Practices Throughout The World. Abstract: One billion people around the world rely upon fish as their primary-and in many cases, their only-source of protein. At the same time, increasing demand from wealthier populations in the U.S. and Europe encourages dangerous overfishing practices along coastal waters. Fish for Life addresses the problem of overfishing at local, national, and global levels as part of a comprehensive governance approach-one that acknowledges the critical intersection of food security, environmental protection, and international law in fishing practices throughout the world One billion people around the world rely upon fish as their primary and in many cases, their only source of protein. At the same time, increasing demand from wealthier populations in the U.S. and Europe encourages dangerous overfishing practices along coastal waters. 'Fish for Life' addresses the problem of overfishing at local, national, and global levels as part of a comprehensive governance approach - one that acknowledges the critical intersection of food security, environmental protection, and international law in fishing practices throughout the world "This volume presents an interdisciplinary and intersectoral approach to the governance of capture fisheries and aquaculture, with special reference to the circumstances of developing countries. Holistic in scope, and building on state-of-the-art understandings of the field, the authors argue for an interactive style of governance that takes account of the diversity, complexity, dynamics, and scales affecting marine ecology as well as human society An interdisciplinary survey addressing the problems of overfishing worldwide, and the best way forward toward good ecological practice and global cooperative governance