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| Preface |
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| Introduction |
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Part One Locomotion and Sensory Capabilities in Marine Fish |
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Chapter 1 Swimming in Marine Fish |
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1.2 The Swimming Apparatus |
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1.3 Swimming-Related Adaptations |
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1.5 Interactions between Fish and Water: Fish Wakes |
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13 | (1) |
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1.6 Energy Required for Swimming |
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14 | (4) |
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1.7 Swimming Speeds and Endurance |
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18 | (1) |
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19 | (6) |
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Chapter 2 Fish Vision and its Role in Fish Capture |
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2.2 Structure of the Fish Eye |
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27 | (5) |
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2.4 Visual Capacity: Visual Acuity, Separable Angle, and Maximum Sighting Distance |
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32 | (3) |
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2.5 Color and Appearance of Fishing Gear Underwater |
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35 | (1) |
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2.6 Fish Vision and its Application in Fish Capture |
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36 | (4) |
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40 | (5) |
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Chapter 3 Hearing in Marine Fish and its Application in Fisheries |
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45 | (20) |
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3.2 Properties of Underwater Sound and Vibration |
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3.3 Underwater Sound Sources and Their Characteristics |
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47 | (1) |
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3.4 General Morphology and Functions of Inner Ears and Ancillary Structures |
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48 | (5) |
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3.5 Responses of Fish to Sound and its Application in Fisheries |
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53 | (7) |
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60 | (5) |
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Part Two Fish Behavior near Fishing Gears during Capture Processes |
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Chapter 4 Fish Behavior near Bottom Trawls |
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4.2 Trawl Gear and Trawl Fisheries |
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67 | (2) |
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4.3 Fish Behavior in the Pretrawl Zone (Zone 1) |
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69 | (6) |
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4.4 Fish Behavior between Trawl Doors and in the Net Mouth (Zone 2) |
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75 | (7) |
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4.5 Fish Behavior inside the Trawl Net and the Codend (Zone 3) |
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82 | (7) |
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4.6 Factors Influencing Fish Behavior near Trawls |
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95 | (10) |
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Chapter 5 Fish Behavior in Relation to Longlines |
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5.2 Worldwide Longline Fisheries |
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106 | (2) |
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5.3 Description of the Gear |
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108 | (2) |
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5.4 Chemoreception and Food Search---The Basis for Bait Fishing |
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110 | (4) |
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5.5 Interactions between the Fish and the Longline Gear |
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114 | (9) |
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5.6 Conservation Challenges and Potential Solutions |
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123 | (7) |
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130 | (2) |
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132 | (11) |
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Chapter 6 Fish Pots: Fish Behavior, Capture Processes, and Conservation Issues |
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143 | (16) |
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143 | (1) |
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6.2 Worldwide Use of Fish Pots |
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143 | (3) |
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6.3 Fish Behavior in Relation to Pots |
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146 | (4) |
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6.4 Conservation Challenges and Solutions |
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150 | (4) |
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154 | (5) |
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Chapter 7 Large-scale Fish Traps: Gear Design, Fish Behavior, and Conservation Challenges |
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159 | (1) |
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7.2 Trap Fisheries and Trap Designs |
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159 | (6) |
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7.3 Fish Behavior in and around Traps |
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165 | (5) |
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7.4 Fish Behavior and Trap Designs |
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170 | (2) |
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7.5 Size and Species Selectivity and Mortality of Escapees and Discards |
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172 | (2) |
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7.6 Conservation Issues and Mitigation Measures in Trap Fisheries |
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174 | (4) |
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178 | (5) |
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Chapter 8 Fish Behavior near Gillnets: Capture Processes, and Influencing Factors |
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183 | (22) |
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183 | (1) |
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8.2 Capture Mechanisms, Gear Designs, and Fishing Efficiency |
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184 | (3) |
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8.3 Size Selectivity of Gillnets |
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187 | (2) |
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8.4 Fish Behavior and Gillnet Fishing |
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189 | (3) |
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8.5 Measures to Reduce Bycatch and Discards in Gillnets |
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192 | (3) |
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8.6 Interaction of Marine Mammals, Seabirds, and Sea Turtles with Gillnets |
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195 | (2) |
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8.7 Derelict Gillnets: Ghost Fishing Problems and Solutions |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (7) |
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Chapter 9 Electric Senses of Fish and Their Application in Marine Fisheries |
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205 | (1) |
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9.2 Properties of an Electric Field in Water |
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206 | (3) |
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209 | (10) |
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9.4 Application in Marine Fisheries |
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219 | (9) |
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228 | (3) |
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231 | (6) |
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Part Three Contemporary Issues in Capture and Conservation in Marine Fisheries |
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Chapter 10 Technical Measures to Reduce Bycatch and Discards in Trawl Fisheries |
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239 | (26) |
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239 | (1) |
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10.2 Bycatch and Discard in World Fisheries |
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240 | (2) |
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10.3 Cause of Bycatch and Discard |
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242 | (1) |
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10.4 Technical Measures to Reduce Bycatch and Discard |
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242 | (15) |
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10.5 Implementation of Discard Reduction Measures in Trawl Fisheries |
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257 | (1) |
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258 | (1) |
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259 | (6) |
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Chapter 11 Mortality of Animals that Escape Fishing Gears or are Discarded after Capture: Approaches to Reduce Mortality |
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265 | (30) |
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265 | (1) |
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11.2 Mortality of Discards and Escapees |
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266 | (3) |
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11.3 Assessment of Mortality |
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269 | (7) |
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11.4 Factors Causing Stress, Injury, and Mortality |
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276 | (7) |
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11.5 Measures to Improve Survival |
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283 | (3) |
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286 | (9) |
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Chapter 12 Effect of Trawling on the Seabed and Mitigation Measures to Reduce Impact |
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295 | (1) |
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12.2 Review of Recent Studies on the Seabed Impact of Trawling |
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295 | (1) |
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12.3 Description of Trawls and Their Operation |
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296 | (3) |
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12.4 Pelagic and Semipelagic Trawls |
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299 | (2) |
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12.5 Groundgear Modifications |
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301 | (4) |
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12.6 Trawl Door Considerations |
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305 | (1) |
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12.7 Other Trawl Gear Components |
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306 | (3) |
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309 | (1) |
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310 | (5) |
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Chapter 13 Measures to Reduce Interactions of Marine Megafauna with Fishing Operations |
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315 | (28) |
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315 | (1) |
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13.2 Species and Fisheries Involved |
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316 | (2) |
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318 | (2) |
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13.4 Nature of the Problem |
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320 | (1) |
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13.5 Regulatory Frameworks |
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321 | (4) |
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13.6 Potential Mitigation Measures |
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325 | (12) |
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337 | (6) |
| Appendix Species Names Mentioned in the Text |
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343 | (4) |
| Index |
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