Fisheries science is the academic discipline of managing and understanding fisheries. It is a multidisciplinary science, which draws on the disciplines of oceanography, marine biology, marine conservation, ecology, population dynamics, economics and management to attempt to provide an integrated picture of fisheries. In some cases new disciplines have emerged, as in the case of bioeconomics.
Fisheries science is typically taught in a university setting, and can be the focus of an undergraduate, master's or Ph.D. program. Some universities offer fully integrated programs in fisheries science.
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Notable contributors
- Ludwig von Bertalanffy, an Austrian-born biologist and a founder of general systems theory
- Ray (Raymond) Beverton was an English fisheries biologist; known for the Beverton–Holt model (with Sidney Holt), credited with being one of the founders of fisheries science
- Villy Christensen is a fisheries scientist and ecosystem modeller, known for his work on the development of Ecopath
- David Cushing was an English born fisheries biologist, who is credited with the development the match/mismatch hypothesis
- Gotthilf Hempel, a German marine biologist and oceanographer, and co-founder of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
- Walther Herwig, a Prussian lawyer and promoter of high seas fishing and research
- Ray Hilborn, a Canadian-born fisheries biologist, with strong contributions towards fisheries management
- Johan Hjort, a Norwegian fisheries biologist, marine zoologist, and oceanographer
- Bruno Hofer, a German fishery scientist, credited with being the founder of fish pathology
- Sidney Holt, an English fisheries biologist; known for the Beverton–Holt model (with Ray Beverton), credited with being one of the founders of fisheries science
- Uwe Kils, a German marine biologist specializing in planktology. Educator and inventor of the ecoSCOPE.
- Leo Margolis, a Canadian parasitologist and head of the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo, British Columbia
- R. J. McKay, an Australian-born biologist and a specialist in translocated freshwater fishes
- Ransom A. Myers, a Canadian marine biologist and conservationist.
- Daniel Pauly, prominent French-born fisheries scientist, known for his work studying human impacts on global fisheries
- Tony J. Pitcher, known for work on the impacts of fishing, management appraisals and the shoaling behaviour of fish
- Bill Ricker, a Canadian fisheries biologist, known for the Ricker model, credited with being one of the founders of fisheries science
- Ed Ricketts, a colourful American marine biologist and philosopher who introduced ecology to fisheries science.[1]
- Callum Roberts, a British marine conservation biologist, known for his work on the role marine reserves play in protecting marine ecosystems
- Harald Rosenthal, a German hydrobiologist known for his work in fish farming and ecology
- Carl Safina, author of several writings on marine ecology and the ocean.
- Georg Sars, a Norwegian marine biologist credited with the discovery of a number of new species and known for his analysis of cod fisheries
- Tore Schweder, a Norwegian statistician whose work includes the assessment of marine resources
- Milner Baily Schaefer is notable for his work on the population dynamics of fisheries.
- Ussif Rashid Sumaila, noted for his analysis of the economic aspects of fisheries.
- Carl Walters is an American born biologist known for his work involving fisheries stock assessments, the adaptive management concept, and ecosystem modeling
- Boris Worm has made contributions to marine ecology and fisheries conservation. He was a student of the late Ransom Myers and now leads Myer's lab at Dalhousie.
 Ed Ricketts, courtesy Pat Hathaway. |
Professional societies
- World Council of Fisheries Societies
- American Fisheries Society
- The Fisheries Society of the British Isles
- The Japanese Society of Fisheries Science
- The Australian Society for Fish Biology
Journals
Some journals about fisheries are
There are many other regional journals.
See also
- Aquaculture
- Fisheries management
- Fisheries and aquaculture research institutes
- International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
Notes
- ^ Ed Ricketts’ death, 50 years ago last week, preceded that of Cannery Row by only a few months. – Eric Enno Tamm (2005) Monterey County Weekly.
References
- Hart, Paul J B and Reynolds, John D (2002) Handbook of Fish Biology and Fisheries, Chapter 1, The human dimensions of fisheries science. Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 063206482X
- Pauly, D and Palomares, M L D (eds) (2002) Production Systems in Fishery Management Fisheries Centre Research Reports 10(8).
External links
- Fisheries science at the Open Directory Project
- The Sea Ahead... learning from the past. A web site of the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies promoting ecosystem-based fisheries science.
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