Marine mammals : fisheries, tourism and management issues / Nick Gales, Mark Hindell and Roger Kirkwood, editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Strategies for conserving marine mammals / H. Marsh, P. Arnold, M. Freeman, D. Haynes, D. Laist, A. Read, J. Reynolds and T. Kasuya -- Marine Mammals and Fisheries -- Marine mammals and fisheries: The role of science in the culling debate / D. Lavigne -- Ecological consequences of Southern Ocean harvesting / S. Nicol and G. Robertson -- Trophic interactions between marine mammals and Australian fishers: An ecosystem approach / S. Dans, M. Alonso, E. Crespo, S. Pedraza and N. Garcia -- Management of Cape fur seals and fisheries in South Africa / J. David and P. Wickens -- Pinnipeds, cetaceans and fisheries in Australia: A review of operational interactions / P. Shaughnessy, R. Kirkwood, M. Cawthorn, C. Kemper and D. Pemberton -- Hector's dolphins and fisheries in New Zealand: A species at risk / F. Pichler, E. Slooten and S. Dawson -- Effects of fishing bycatch and the conservation status of the franciscana dolphin, Pontoporia blainvillei / E. Secchi, P. Ott and D. Danilewicz -- New Zealand sea lions and squid: Managing fisheries impacts on a threatened marine mammal / I. Wilkinson, J. Burgess and M. Cawthorn -- Aquaculture and marine mammals: Co-existence or conflict? / C. Kemper, D. Pemberton, M. Cawthorn, S. Heinrich, J. Mann, B. Wursig, P. Shaughnessy and R. Gales -- Marine Mammals and Tourism -- Evaluating the effects of nature-based tourism on cetaceans / L. Bejder and A. Samuels -- Pinniped-focused tourism in the Southern Hemisphere: A review of the industry / R. Kirkwood, L. Boren, P. Shaughnessy, D. Szteren, P. Mawson, L. Huckstadt, G. Hofmeyr, H. Oosthuizen, A. Schiavini, C. Campagna and M. Berris -- Swimming with wild cetaceans, with a special focus on the Southern Hemisphere / A. Samuels, L. Bejder, R. Constantine and S. Heinrich -- The effects of provisioning on maternal care in wild bottlenose dolphins, Shark Bay, Australia / J. Mann and C. Kemps -- Management Issues -- Ethics and marine mammal research / N. Gales, A. Brennan and R. Baker -- Ecosystem monitoring: Are seals a potential tool for monitoring change in marine systems? / M. Hindell, C. Bradshaw, R. Harcourt and C. Guinet -- Acoustics and marine mammals: Introduction, importance, threats and potential as a research tool / R. McCauley and D. Cato -- DNA surveys and surveillance of marine mammals: Species identification, discovery and management / C.S. Baker, G. Lento, M. Dalebout and F. Pichler -- A future for the dugong? / H. Marsh, H. Penrose and C. Eros -- Pollution and marine mammals in the Southern Hemisphere: Potential or present threat? / K. Evans.

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Marine Mammals: Fisheries, Tourism and Management Issues brings together contributions from 68 leading scientists from 12 countries to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date review on the way we manage our interactions with whales, dolphins, seals and dugongs. The book examines how we have fared conserving the worlds marine mammal populations, with a focus on the key issues of fisheries and tourism.

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