| Seafood Ecolabelling: Principles and Practice Contributor(s): Ward, Trevor (Editor), Phillips, Bruce (Editor) |
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ISBN: 140516266X ISBN-13: 9781405162661 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $292.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: The pursuit of balanced conservation of commercially exploited wild fish stocks and the increasing importance of sustainability in the ever expanding aquaculture industry are never far from the headlines. In recent years there have been some major developments in the recognition of the importance of sustainable and environmentally-friendly fishing and fish culture method, with the introduction and implementation of various types of seafood eco-endorsements. These initatives have now blossomed into an extensive range of types of product endorsement labels and systems. Building on an earlier book Eco-labelling in Fisheries, this new book comprehensively reviews the current systems in place. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Marketing - General - Technology & Engineering | Fisheries & Aquaculture |
| Dewey: 658.823 |
| LCCN: 2008006139 |
| Physical Information: 480 pages |
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| Publisher Description: SEAFOOD Ecolabelling Principles and Practice Edited by Trevor Ward and Bruce Phillips In recent years there have been some major developments and a greatly increased recognition of the importance of more sustainable and environmentally-friendly fishing and fish-farming methods. Various types of seafood eco-endorsements have been introduced, and these initiatives have now blossomed into an extensive range of types of product endorsement labels and systems. This volume comprehensively reviews the current eco-endorsement systems for seafood products, described in four main sections with contributions by leading experts from around the globe: - A full description of the background and history of ecolabels, ratings, guides and choice systems Seafood Ecolabelling is an essential purchase for all those involved in fisheries and aquaculture management and product certification and ecolabelling throughout the world. Professionals including fishery scientists and managers, fish farm managers, marine biologists, environmental biologists, conservation biologists, ecologists, natural resource managers, civil society and sustainability governance practitioners, and resource and environmental economists will find this book to be extremely valuable. Professionals involved in the seafood trade, including those in production, packaging, reselling and seafood product labelling, will find a great deal of commercial interest within this book. Libraries in all universities and research establishments where biological sciences, food science and fisheries are studied and taught should have copies of this important book on their shelves. Also available from Wiley-Blackwell Environmental Best Practices for Aquaculture Advances in Fisheries Science Fisheries Management and Ecology |
