Pollock Conservation Cooperative Research Center
2005 Awarded Research Projects
Finishing work on the new book: Fishes, Catches and Science of Alaska Seas
Albert V. Tyler
Award: $22,965
Estimated completion: March 2006
Abstract
For a decade I taught a course called FISH 400. 'Fishery Science' as part of the curriculum of the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. My class notes became handouts, and my handouts became a rough draft of a book. The book quite naturally includes sections on the Alaska walleye pollock fishery and the many other groundfish fisheries ofthe oceans around Alaska. This proposal was aimed at acquiring funds for completion oftechnical aspects. The book is suitable for the informed public as well as students. The book brings out the many aspects ofthe complex ocean fisheries that I have experienced while I was doing research and teaching at the University ofAlaska Fairbanks. While much is written in newspapers and magazines about these fisheries, there is no book that provides a synthesis and overview. There is a gap that when filled will help readers to grasp the fascinating complexities of Alaska fisheries and its science. In fact Alaska fisheries are sufficiently complex that sometimes people working in one sector are not familiar with other sectors. This book will provide much needed information for University students.
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