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FAO-BOOKINFO No. 08/2002 - 04.04.2002
NEW TITLES IN ENGLISH
FISHERIES
Section 4
Case studies on the allocation of transferable quota rights in fisheries FAO
Fisheries Technical paper N0. 411 Rome, 2001, 384 pp. ISBN 92-5-104675-1
ISSN 0429-9345 TC/M/Y2684/E $40.00 In moving towards, or adopting,
rights-based management, how quota will be allocated is one of the earliest
operational decision that fisheries administrators face and it is inevitably
controversial. This report, consisting of 23 studies, describes how the
initial allocations of transferable fishing (effort) or fish (catch) quotas
have been done by a variety of fisheries management regimes.
Dams, fish and fisheries. Opportunities, challenges and conflict resolution
FAO Fisheries Technical paper no. 419 Rome, 2001, 172 pp. ISBN 92-5-104694-8
ISSN 0429-9345 TC/M/Y2785/E $22.00 Have reservoir fisheries been successul
in replacing river fisheries? Which migration mitigation measures exist and
how effective are they? What is the information base and capacity required
for effective management of fisheries through a dam projcet cycle? What are
the existing criteria and guidelines concerning dams and fisheries? The four
papers presented in this publication address major fishery issues in
relation to dams as identified by the World Commission on Dams (WCD) and FAO
for the purpose of WCD's global reviews on "Dams and Development".
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. Report of the fourth
session of the Scientific Advisory Committee. Athenes, Greece, 4-7 June 2001
FAO Fisheries Report No. 653 Rome, 2001, 68 pp., Bilingual (En/Fr) ISBN
92-5-004731-2 ISSN 0429-9337 TR/M/Y3273/Bi $16.00 The Committee reviewed the
conclusions and recommendations of its four subcommittees and its ad hoc
Working Group on Management Units. The Committee noted that some stocks are
fully exploited and recommended the reduction of the fishing effort
targeting these stocks. It also recommended declaring the year 2002 as "the
year of the anchovy".
Product certification and ecolabelling for fisheries sustainability FAO
Fisheries Technical Paper No. 422 Rome, 2001, 94 pp. ISBN 92-5-104697-2 ISSN
0429-9345 TC/M/Y2789/E $12.00 In the framework of the Kyoto Protocol, carbon
sequestration to mitigate the greenhouse effect in the terrestrial ecosystem
has been an important subject of discussion in numerous recent international
meetings and reports. The present synthesis focuses on the specific role
that soils of tropical and dryland areas can play in carbon sequestration
and on the land management strategies involved. A review is made of carbon
dynamics and the fundamental role of organic matter in soil.
Report of the Second Technical Consultation on the Suitability of the CITES
Criteria for Listing Commercially-exploited Aquatic species. Windhoek,
Namibia, 22-25 October 2001 FAO Fisheries Report No. 667 Rome, 2002, 96 pp.,
Trilingual (En/Fr/Es) ISBN 92-5-004733-9 ISSN 0429-9337 TR/M/Y3275/Tri
$12.00 The Consultation reviewed a draft report prepared by the FAO
Secretariat entitled "A Background Analysis and Framework for Evaluating the
Status of Commercially-exploited Aquatic Species in a CITES Context" and
went on to formulate a proposal on revisions of the CITES listing criteria
and process for listing.
Tropical shrimp fisheries and their impact on living resources FAO Fisheries
Circulars No. 974 Rome, 2001, 384 pp. ISSN 0429-9329 TR/D/Y2859/E $40.00
Thirteen countries in tropical regions carried out a detailed review of
their shrimp fisheries and studies on the environmental impact of these
activities. The findings were summarized in national reports published in
this Circular. (Reminder: FAO Fisheries Circulars are not included in
standing orders).
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