Tropical Snappers And Groupers: Biology And Fisheries Management

by Jeffrey L. Polovina, Stephen Ralston, John L Munro

Pp. x, 659. Publisher's original color pictorial stiff wrappers, lettered in white on the spine and front cover, thick lg 8vo. Snappers (Lutjanidae) and Groupers (Serranidae) are among the most widely distributed fish taxa. The first half of the book is devoted to biological reviews covering taxonomy, reproductive, early life, growth, mortality and community trophic interactions. Four more chapters examine assessment and management of the fisheries for snappers and groupers in Australia, Hawaii and the Marianas, the southwestern United States, and the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. This work is from the "Ocean Resources and Marine Policy Series. This volume is from the research library of ichthyologist Wayne N. Witzell with his circular blind stamp on the title page.

659 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1986