David Whitmarsh was Professor of Marine Resource Management at the University of Portsmouth, UK, where he was also part of the CEMARE research group within the Department of Economics.
'I am confident that this work will help many gain a clearer understanding of the economic concepts that are central and essential to the management of marine living resources. The text is extremely clear and manages to achieve a rich mixture of theory and contemporary practice.' James A Young, Professor of Applied Marketing, University of Stirling, UK 'This is a very useful introductory book that opens doors to fisheries economics to beginners'. Rashid Sumaila, Director, Fisheries Centre & Fisheries Economics Research Unit, University of British Columbia, Canada 'This book gives a practical overview of marine resources and their management including the financial and economic appraisal of fisheries projects. It will be very useful for students of fisheries and natural resource economics.' Colin Barnes, Cambridge Resource Economics and Cranfield University, UK