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Making Seafood Sustainable : American Experiences in Global Perspective /

In the spring of 2007, National Geographic warned, "The oceans are in deep blue trouble. From the northernmost reaches of the Greenland Sea to the swirl of the Antarctic Circle, we are gutting our seas of fish." There were legitimate grounds for concern. After increasing more than fourfold...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Blackford, Mansel G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2011]
Colección:American Business, Politics, and Society
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • PART I. Government Regulation
  • 1. Global Over-Fishing and New Regulatory Regimes
  • 2. Successes and Failures in the Regulation of American Fisheries
  • Part II. The Industry
  • 3. Salmon Fishing: From Open Access to Limited Entry
  • 4. King Crabbing: Catch Limits and Price Setting
  • 5. Bottom Fishing: Quotas and Sustainability
  • Part III. Changing the Food Chain
  • 6. The Companies: Controlling Food Chains
  • 7. Reaching Consumers: From Processing to Retailing
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: The Top-Ten U.S. Seafood Suppliers, 1999-2006, with Sales
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Bibliographic Essay
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments