Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Overview of the state of world fisheries -- Introduction -- Regional dispersion of world fisheries -- Fisheries growth -- The importance of fisheries at national levels -- Fisheries growth and economic development -- 2. Economic theory of fish resource exploitation -- Differences from agriculture -- Introduction to fisheries economics -- Schaefer growth model -- The dynamic pool model -- Economic models -- Dynamic bio-economic model -- Conclusion -- 3. Fisheries management -- Introduction -- Methods of fisheries management -- Managing small-scale fisheries -- Management and the allocation of economic rent -- Evaluation of management schemes -- Surveillance -- 4. Economics of the fish market -- Introduction -- Prices -- The effect of buffer stocks on price -- 5. Fish marketing and processing -- Introduction -- Factors influencing the marketing system -- The effect of marketing constraints on production -- Fish marketing systems in developing countries -- Intervention in fish marketing -- Fish processing -- 6. Planning for fisheries development -- Introduction -- Planning objectives -- Conflicts and priorities in planning -- Implementation of fisheries objectives -- 7. Institutional arrangements for developing EEZs -- Introduction -- Coastal states with diminished access to resources -- Coastal states with increased resources -- Transnationals -- 8. Projects for fisheries development -- Introduction -- Pre-feasibility studies and project identification -- Project formulation and preparation -- Project analysis -- Project appraisal -- Evaluation of projects -- Small-scale fisheries projects -- 9. Development opportunities -- Introduction -- Small-scale fisheries -- Export-orientated fisheries -- Aquaculture -- Appendices -- 1. Summary information on fishery bodies.