Chronicles of Marine Fishery Landings (1950-1994): Trend Analysis and Fisheries Potential













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ISSN 0429-9345

FAO
FISHERIES
TECHNICAL
PAPER
359

R.J.R. Grainger
and
S.M. Garcia
FAO Fisheries Department

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Rome, 1996

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M-40
ISBN 92-5-103899-6

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PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT

LIST OF ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. DESCRIPTION OF SELECTED TRENDS

2.1 Capture fishery and aquaculture production
2.2 Contributions of pelagic and demersal fish
2.3 Production peaks in demersal fisheries
2.4 Overexploited marine resources
2.5 Highly migratory resources and straddling resources
2.6 Landings from distant water fisheries
2.7 Fish for reduction
2.8 Per-caput consumption

3. STATE OF WORLD MARINE RESOURCES

3.1 Generalised fishery development model
3.2 Development phases of marine fisheries
3.3 State of resources by oceans
3.4 Comparison of ocean potentials

4. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS

4.1 Historical perspective
4.2 Resource appraisals and fisheries potential

5. REFERENCES

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