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Unexploited Potentials of Our Fresh‐Water Commercial Fisheries
Author(s) -
Riggs Carl D.
Publication year - 1958
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1957)87[299:upoofc]2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - fishing , fishery , legislation , fish <actinopterygii> , business , fresh water , yield (engineering) , commercial fishing , order (exchange) , fisheries science , fisheries management , biology , political science , materials science , finance , law , metallurgy
As need for greater food production increases during the next 30 years, the yield of fishery products must be increased. One source of this increase can be our relatively unexploited fresh‐water commercial fisheries, particularly those of reservoirs, rice fields, farm ponds, and fish farms. Much additional research must be conducted on utilization and marketing of the products of these fisheries, as well as on improved harvesting methods, and legislation and public relations. A comprehensive program of public education on the general dynamics of fresh‐water fish populations is vital, in order to alleviate the unnecessary conflict that exists between sport fishermen and commercial fishing.