A CENTURY OF FISHERIES IN NORTH AMERICA. Edited by Norman G. Benson. Special Publication No. 7.

1970 1st edition. Large 8vo (174 x 260mm). Ppx,330. B/w photographs, maps, charts, tables, bibliographies. Red cloth, upper board and spine titled in gilt.

This is a useful collection of research papers looking at fisheries management and conservation in the USA. The numerous papers include: The American Fisheries Society, 1920-1970; Trends in fishery research; Fishery education and training; Trends in fishery management in the Great Lakes; Major advances in fishery management in North American glacial lakes; Warm-water streams; Fish passage; Reservoir fish management; Management of the Pacific sardine; Management of North american herring stocks; Management of Pacific halibut; Management of Pacific salmon of North America; Management of the American Pacific tuna fishery; Management of the groundfish fisheries of the Northwest Atlantic; Oyster and clam management; Future of fisheries management in North America. Appendices include: Complete listing of Volumes and Numbers of the Transactions; Publications of the American Fisheries Society; North American fisheries policy.