Conservation and Sustainable Use of Living Marine Resources and Biodiversity [Hardcover]

This book is based on the Special Policy Study on Global Ocean Governance and Ecological Civilization commissioned by the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED). The book scrutinizes China's successful experiences, approaches and needs in building an ecological civilization in management and utilization of living marine resources. The book provides a global landscape analysis of living marine resources, outlining the current status, existing management approaches, challenges, and needs. With the growing threats posed by climate change, the book includes a chapter devoted to the effects of climate on marine species. After highlighting and presenting key international cases from around the world, the book makes several recommendations to support China's next efforts to create an ecological civilization of living marine resources at home and abroad.

Chapter 1 - Introduction.- Chapter 2 - Status, trends, and challenges in management of living Marine resources in China.- Chapter 3 - Mariculture Fisheries.- Chapter 4 - Habitat and biodiversity.- Chapter 5 - Progress and the road ahead.- Chapter 6 - Progress on policies for management of living Marine resources in China.- Chapter 7 - International experience in management of living Marine resources.- Chapter 8 - Climate change as a major challenge to living Marine resources.- Chapter 9 - Policy recommendations for governing marine living resources in China.Hui Liu is a senior scientist at the Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences. She has been working on aquaculture science and technology for over 30 years, leading research projects to develop rearing and management techniques for a wide variety of commercially important species. She also works for sustainable ocean conservation and governance in China, by addressing the environmentalƒ>