Fisheries Management: A Manual for Still–Water Coarse Fisheries

Fisheries Management is a beautifully–produced full colour guide to the management of still–water coarse fisheries. Carefully compiled by three leading specialists, who each draw on many years’ experience, this book is an essential purchase for all still–water coarse fishery managers. The correct management of still waters and their fisheries is vital to ensure environmental protection and an appropriate level of stocking densities of healthy fish. This new book provides the reader with the necessary information to achieve these goals. The book’s first part covers the ecology of still waters and includes succinct and user–friendly information on physical and chemical processes, nutrient cycles, energy movements, trophic levels, bacteria, plants, invertebrates, fish, disease–causing organisms, mammals and birds. Part two provides in–depth, but easily assimilated, cutting edge information on how a still–water fishery should be set up, developed and successfully managed. Coverage includes development, preparation and construction, stock assessment and invertebrate survey, control of water quality, aquatic plants, erosion, predators and nuisance species, management of the impact of climate change, fish disease and bio–security, control of fishing activities, fish nutrition, fishery enhancement and condition improvement, and general administration. The final part of this excellent manual covers legal and social frameworks including general and environmental legislation, direct fisheries–related legislation, and agencies and organisations. Fisheries Management provides fishery managers with an invaluable, practical tool that none should be without. Students studying fisheries biology, fisheries management and aquatic sciences will find this a very useful learning resource, as will all those who are considering buying or building and setting up lakes for fisheries.  All libraries in universities, research establishments and government agencies where fisheries and biological sciences are studied and taught should have copies of this landmark publication on their shelves.

Acknowledgements. Part I Ecology of Still–Water Fisheries. 1 Introduction. 2 Ecology of Lakes. 3 Bacteria. 4 Plants. 5 Invertebrates. 6 Fish. 7 Disease–Causing Organisms. Chris Williams and Ian Wellby. 8 Mammals and Birds. Part II Management of Still–Water Fisheries. 9 Developing and Preparing a Fishery. 10 The Construction of a Still–Water Fishery. 11 Fish Stock Assessment. 12 Stock Manipulation. 13 Invertebrate Survey. 14 Control of Water Quality. 15 Control of Aquatic Plants. 16 Control of Erosion. 17 Control of Predators and Nuisance Species. 18 Managing the Impact of Climate Change on Still–Water Fisheries. 19 Control of Fish Disease. 20 Biosecurity. 21 Control of Fishing Activities. 22 Fish Nutrition. 23 Improving Conditions or Fishery Enhancement. 24 General Administration. Part III Legal and Social Framework. 25 General Legislation. 26 Environmental Legislation. 27 Direct Fisheries–Related Legislation. 28 Agencies and Organisations. Appendix A: Example of Risk Assessment. Appendix B: Example Model of a Disciplinary Procedure. Appendix C: Example of a Fisheries Survey. Glossary. Further Reading. Index.

Ash Girdler runs the AGA Group, one of the UK′s largest fishery management consultancies and practitioners, with a contracting arm carrying out habitat creation and restoration amongst a wide variety of related disciplines, from a 70 acre aquatic nursery and fish farming base in Norfolk, UK. Ian Wellby runs Blueroof Ltd, a consultancy specialising in fisheries management, as well as teaching at various colleges in the UK. Robin Welcomme served with the Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Service of FAO for 30 years and eventually came to head the unit. He is now Visiting Researcher with Imperial College, UK, working on inland fisheries, and is Honorary Secretary of the Institute for Fisheries Management.

"The book is the work of some of the most knowledgeable fisheries people around." ( Anglers Mail August 2010)