2nd Edition
by W. R. C. Beaumont (Author)
Electricity in Fish Research and Management, 2nd Edition
provides a comprehensive discussion of the uses of both electricity and
electrical principles in fishery management and research. It covers
electric fishing (including theory, equipment, data analysis and
practical factors affecting efficiency), fish barriers, fish counters
and fish welfare issues.
The book concentrates on Electric
Fishing (or Electrofishing); an internationally accepted and widely used
procedure for sampling fish. Over the past 50 years electric fishing
has become a standard method for fishery studies and management e.g.
establishing population densities and abundance. However, due to the
potential hazards of the method (both to operators and fish) there is a
continuing need to develop and promote best practice guidelines.
The
author has studied fish ecology for 40 years and understands the need
for information that reaches out to all levels of understanding in the
field. Previous books on this subject have either been collections of
scientific papers and/or technical reports or very simple instruction
manuals. In this book theory and practice is explained using
non-technical language and simple equations. It brings depth as well as
breadth in both information and principles behind the methods and should
be an invaluable tool to both fisheries managers and researchers.
Although
the book is aimed at undergraduates, the clear explanation of the
factors means that the book is suitable for all levels of practitioners.
