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63) Fisheries
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Describes methods of locating, capturing, and processing seafood catches by commercial fisheries which exist around the world and are important to the global economy.
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"Fishing Lessons shares the stories of success and decline, told by those at the ends of the long lines and hand lines. Kevin Bailey knows the waters, the small scale industry, and the relationships to ocean ecology. In a series of place based chapters, he channels readers through the changing dynamics of small-scale fisheries and the issues of sustainability they face--fiscal and ecological."--Provided by publisher.
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Beyond food, the Anishinabek and Ojibwe People of the Great Lakes region have a long-established set of practices, lifestyles, and governance structures that are deeply integrated into cultures and communities. The arrival of Europeans and the eventual establishment of the colonial state violently disrupted Indigenous ways of being. However, Indigenous people have persisted. This has included court battles to protect Inherent rights and active participation...
67) Farma pereł
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Polish
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Początek lat dziewięćdziesiątych. Młoda Kiona mieszka z rodziną na niewielkiej syspie na Południowym Pacyfiku. Na co dzień, odizolowana od reszły świata, pracuje na farmie pereł--nurkuje i dogląda ich hodowli. Pewnego ranka fale wyrzucają na brzeg żaglówkę. Na pokładzie jest ranny mężczyzna. Ma na imię Erik, pochodzi ze Szwecji. To początek opowieści, która stawia pytania o sens życia i cenę, jaką przychodzi nam płacić...
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"Growing up in Montreal, Valentine Thomas was not innately drawn to the water; in fact, it scared her. But later, dissatisfied with her work in corporate law and finance, she was introduced to a sport called spearfishing while on holiday in Ibiza. The ocean-which she had once feared-became her greatest passion, and she made fishing and diving her life's work. In Good Catch, Valentine shares her love for the bounty of waters around the world, as well...
71) La terra trema
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Italiano
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In a poor Sicilian village, where the fishermen have been exploited for generations, a young soldier returns home from war convinced that by working together the townspeople can change the system to overcome their adversities.
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"The world's fisheries are in crisis. Their catches are declining, and the stocks of key species, such as cod and bluefin tuna, are but a small fraction of their previous abundance, while others have been overfished almost to extinction. The oceans are depleted and the commercial fishing industry increasingly depends on subsidies to remain afloat. In these essays, award-winning biologist Dr. Daniel Pauly offers a thought-provoking look at the state...
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Deutsch
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Death In a strange country. The body of a young man found floating in a Venetian canal has been stripped of all valuables, except for a very visible packet of cocaine. When the man is identified as a health inspector at the U.S. military base in nearby Vicenza, Brunetti's boss Patta gets worried about political reverberations and is eager to dismiss the case as a drug-related murder.--Container.
A sea of troubles. When the murder of two fishermen...
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The authors outline the current status of the American Great Lakes fishery today and discusses fisheries issues expected in the future. They also provide an overview of freshwater ecology and management. There is a quick reference for each of the 5 lakes and its connecting channel, and color pictures and maps to illustrate the story of the Great Lakes through time.--Adapted from back cover.
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