The Resources of the Sea
As Shown in the Scientific Experiments to Test the Effects of Trawling and of the Closure of Certain Areas off the Scottish Shores

This 1921 second edition of an 1899 book details observations made during trawling investigations off the coast of Scotland.

William Carmichael McIntosh (Author)

9781107662872, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 29 March 2012

408 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.59 kg

William Carmichael McIntosh (1838–1931) was a Scottish physician and marine biologist and the first director of the Gatty Marine Laboratory, founded during 1896 in St Andrews. Originally published in 1921, this is the second edition of a work first published in 1899. The text is based on observations made, over a number of years, during trawling investigations off the coast of Scotland. In a lengthy and rigorous exposition, McIntosh argues that the restrictions imposed on trawling in coastal waters by the Fishery Board are unjustified, lacking a foundation in scientific data. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in marine biology and fisheries policy.

Preface to the first edition
Preface to the second edition
List of plates
1. Introductory
2. Remarks on the author's trawling report of 1884
3. General condition of the fisheries in St Andrews Bay
4. Investigations in Frith of Forth, 1886–96
5. Investigations in Moray Frith, 1887–97
6. Investigations in Frith of Clyde, 1888–97
7. Summary and conclusions
8. The international investigations
Tables.

Subject Areas: Marine biology [PSPM]