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FAO-BOOKINFO No. 07/2002 - 21.03.2002
NEW TITLES IN ENGLISH
FISHERIES
Section 4
Report of and papers presented at the Expert Consultation on Illegal,
Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. Sydney, Australia, 15-19 May 2000 FAO
Fisheries Report No. 666 Rome, 2001, 312 pp. ISBN 92-5-104732-4 ISSN
0429-9337 TR/M/Y3274/E $24.00 The issue of illegal, unreported and
unregulated fishing in world fisheries is of serious and increasing concern.
A consultation on the subject was organized by the Government of Australia
in cooperation with FAO. Selected experts were invited to prepare papers as
background documents to assist the work of the Consultation. These experts
were also invited to prepare text for the preliminary draft of the
international plan of action to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated
fishing. The preliminary draft international plan of action elaborated by
the experts is appended to the report of the Consultation.
Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of sharks
species known to date. Vol. 2 Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks
(Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes) FAO Species Catalogue
for Fisheries Purposes No. 1, Vol. 2 (NEW SERIES!) Rome, 2001, 278 pp. ISBN
92-5-104543-7 ISSN 1020-8682 TC/M/X9293/E $38.00 (Vol. 1 is expected to be
ready by December 2002 and Vol. 3 by October 2003). This is an extensively
rewritten, revised and updated version of the original FAO Catalogue of
Sharks of the World. The present volume reviews all 15 families, 25 genera
and 57 species of living bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (orders
Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes - the non-carcharhinoid
galeomorph sharks), including certain well-established but currently
undescribed species mainly from Australia. Accounts for all orders, families
and genera are given and all keys to taxa are fully illustrated. Information
under each species account includes: valid modern names and original
citation of the species (or subspecies); synonyms; the official FAO names
for the species in English, French and Spanish; a lateral view and often
other useful illustrations; field marks; diagnostic features; distribution,
including a GIS map; habitat; biology; size; interest to fisheries and human
impact; local names when available; a remarks section when necessary; and
literature. The volume is fully indexed and also contains sections on
terminology and measurements including an extensive glossary, a list of
species by FAO Statistical Areas, an appendix on shark preservation and an
extensive bibliography.
PÊCHES
Section 4
Sociétés maritimes, droits et institutions des pêches en Méditerranée
occidentale. Revue synthétique des droits collectifs et des systèmes
décentralisés de discipline professionnelle FAO Document technique sur les
pêches No. 420 Rome, 2001, 72 p. ISBN 92-5-204696-8 ISSN 1014-1146
TC/M/Y2788/F $14.00 Depuis des temps immémoriaux, la Méditerranée est riche
d'expériences d'aménagement basées sur des droits collectifs et des systèmes
décentralisésde discipline professionnelle. Ce document aborde les
politiques de gestion des pêches en Méditerranée au regard des nouveaux
objectifs de durabilité et de gouvernance. L'emphase est placée sur la
décentralisation de l'action publique et la réforme des mécanismes
institutionnels.
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