Too Valuable to be Lost : : Overfishing in the North Atlantic since 1880 / / ed. by Álvaro Garrido, David Starkey.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2020
• MitwirkendeR: Amorim, Inês,; Cappell, Rod,; Carvalho, Gonçalo,; Finstad, Bjørn-Petter,; Garrido, Álvaro,; Giráldez Rivero, Jesús,; González Laxe, Fernando,; Holm, Petter,; Loomeijer, Frits,; Nimmo, Fiona,; Reid, Chris,; Robinson, Robb,; Starkey, David J.,
• HerausgeberIn: Garrido, Álvaro,; Starkey, David,
• Place / Publishing House: München ;, Wien : : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (VI, 198 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction --; 1 The Modernization of Spanish Fishing: The Case of Galicia, 1880–1936 --; 2 The Social Dilemmas of the Portuguese Sardine: Overfishing, Scientific Knowledge, and Local Communities in the Late Nineteenth Century --; 3 Between Brussels and the Biologists: The Roots of the Dutch Overfishing Issue --; 4 Early Lessons on Overfishing from the British Isles --; 5 Underutilization, Undersupply, and Overfishing in the Herring Industry 1930–1980: A Case Study in the Evolution of Britain’s Productivist Fisheries Policy --; 6 April 18, 1989: The Acceptance of Overfishing in Norway --; 7 The European Common Fisheries Policy: An Economic Approach to Overfishing Solutions --; 8 Towards Ending Overfishing in the European Atlantic: The Role of Environmental Organizations --; 9 Sustainable European Fisheries: Are We There Yet? --; 10 A Utopia Under Construction --; List of Abbreviations --; Contributors --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110641738; 9783110696288; 9783110696271; 9783110659061; 9783110704716; 9783110704518; 9783110704730; 9783110704525
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110641738
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Álvaro Garrido, David Starkey.

This collective book is a multidisciplinary approach on a key-topic for our common future: overfishing. The focus is addressed to the "Atlantic World", considering the main oceanic geography in which this problem born in the early 20th century. The volume offers a wide range of contributions from experts on the topic covering the most relevant areas of the Atlantic and explaining important case studies on overfishing recent history. Written in a historical perspective, the book looks for institutional regulatory solutions based on multilateral solutions and scientific advising. Founders thought on the topic and the understanding’s evolution of the overfishing problem are mainly considered. This book is an accessible synthesis on overfishing history especially recommended for social scientists, historians, biologists, decision-makers and committed citizens.