Fisheries Biology, Assessment and Management

Welcome to the accompanying website for Fisheries Biology, Assessment and Management by Michael King. This website contains answers to many of the practical exercises given at the end of each Chapter in the book.

The Book

The new and completely revised 2007 edition of Fisheries Biology, Assessment and Management includes:

• An additional Chapter on marine ecology; this has been included due to the increasing need to manage ecosystems as well as fish stocks
• Chapters on parameter estimation and stock assessment now include step-by-step instructions on building computer spreadsheet models, including simulations with random variations that realistically emulate the vagaries of nature
• Sections on ecosystem management, co-management, community-based management and marine protected areas have been expanded to match the growing importance of these topics  

The Author

Dr Michael King is a past Associate Director of the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Environment at the Australian Maritime College. He has been team leader of international fisheries projects and is presently a fisheries consultant working in many countries from the Middle East to the South Pacific. He has extensive experience in fisheries training, the assessment, development and management of fisheries, and in promoting the community-based management of fisheries and the marine environment.

Resources

• Answers to Exercises in the Book