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Title Sharks : conservation, governance, and management / edited by Erika J. Techera and Natalie Klein
Published New York : Earthscan from Routledge, 2014

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Description 1 online resource
Contents pt. 1. Governance challenges -- pt. 2. Scientific perspectives -- pt. 3. Actors and stakeholders -- pt. 4. Risks and rewards -- pt. 5. Tools and techniques
Summary The key aim of this book is to explore the global conservation and management of sharks. There has been a rapid decline in populations of many shark species, while new science has emerged of the critical role they play in marine ecosystems. However, the authors show that conservation law and policy have been slow to develop, with only a small number of iconic species being protected worldwide. The increase in fishing impact - primarily through shark finning and by-catch - has led to shark conservation receiving greater international attention in recent years. The book explores our c
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Sharks -- Conservation
Sharks -- Conservation -- Government policy
Sharks -- Government policy
Sharks -- Ecology
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
Sharks -- Conservation
Artenschutz
Haie Ordnung
Requins -- Conservation des ressources.
Politique de l'environnement.
Form Electronic book
Author Techera, Erika J
Klein, Natalie (Natalie S.)
ISBN 9781135012618
113501261X
9780203750292
0203750292
9781135012595
1135012598
9781135012601
1135012601
9780415844772
0415844770