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Observed Patterns in Multispecies Fisheries

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Exploitation of Marine Communities

Part of the book series: Dahlem Workshop Report ((DAHLEM LIFE,volume 32))

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Virtually all fisheries exploit more than one species of fish, but the range of species exploited and the ability and willingness of fishermen to switch attention from one species to another vary. The fisheries off northwest Africa are reviewed as an example of a multispecies, multi-fishery system. Examples are given of systems in other regions. The impact of having to deal with a multispecies, rather than a single-species situation, on the different stages of fishery management is discussed.

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Gulland, J.A., Garcia, S. (1984). Observed Patterns in Multispecies Fisheries. In: May, R.M. (eds) Exploitation of Marine Communities. Dahlem Workshop Report, vol 32. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70157-3_7

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