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Von Brandt's Fish Catching Methods of the World

Otto Gabriel (Edited by), O Gabriel (Author), Klaus Lange (Edited by), Erdmann Dahm (Edited by), Thomas Wendt (Edited by)

9780852382806, Wiley

Hardback, published 12 July 2005

536 pages
25.4 x 19.3 x 2.8 cm, 1.447 kg

"For those not familiar with the incredible range of gear types and fishing methods being employed, the book should hold a great deal of fascination."
Reviews in Fisheries Science, November 2006

"This is a classic and most comprehensive reference available in this very wide subject. It was first published in 1964 and this is the fourth edition...it is undoubtedly a useful book and the best available."
Ausmarine, January 2007

In the sixteen years since the last edition of Von Brant’s classic work was published, fishing and fisheries have undergone vast changes. Not only has there been great progress in the development of new tools, materials and techniques, but the industry has seen an increasing need to address controversial issues such as declining fish stocks, enormous quantities of bycatch and discard and the impact of towed fishing gear on the environment. Fully revised and updated to reflect such changes, the fourth edition of this widely read and popular book offers:

  • A unique, comprehensive survey of the evolution of fishing methods throughout the world
  • Approximately 750 illustrations showing the extensive range of methods, techniques and equipment used in fishing across the globe
  • Fishing gear classified according to the FAO system
  • Additional chapters: Fishing Effects on Fish Stocks and Environment and Fishery and Gear Research

All researchers, fisheries scientists, fisheries students, administrators and libraries in universities and research establishments where fish and fisheries are studied and taught will find this book a valuable addition to their shelves. Commercial and sports fishermen will also find Fish Catching Methods of the World a fascinating and vital reference.

Preface to the fourth edition xi

1 Catching methods in fisheries: an introduction 1
2 Fishing by gathering 12
3 Male and female divers 21
4 Animals as a help in fisheries 31
5 Fish harvesting after stupefying 42
6 Spearing, harpooning and shooting fish 53
7 Fishing with clamps, tongs, rakes and wrenching gear 76
8 Line fishing: basic implements 83
9 Line fishing: gear and methods 105
10 Fishing for sport and recreation 136
11 Attracting, concentrating and frightening fish 150
12 Pole-hooks and rippers 164
13 Net material and the art of net-making 181
14 Natural and artificial shelters 190
15 Permanent and temporary barriers 199
16 Trapping 215
17 Fishing in the air 252
18 Mechanical fishing gear: traps, lines and snares 264
19 Gillnetting 275
20 Entangling nets 291
21 The drive-in fishery 305
22 Cover pots and cast nets 314
23 Liftnets and fish wheels 329
24 From the scoop basket to the stow net 350
25 Dredges and beam trawls 376
26 Fishing with bottom trawls 392
27 Trawl fisheries in three dimensions: Fishing with mid-water trawls 414
28 Seining in fresh and sea water 431
29 Fish shoals and surrounding nets 449
30 Fishing systems and harvesting machines 473
31 Fishery and gear research 483
32 Fishing effects on fish stocks, other marine animals and the environment 493

Appendix Classification of catching methods 507
Subject index 516
Species and product index 522

Subject Areas: Agriculture & farming [TV]
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