Effects of Pollution on Fish

The impact of pollution on fisheries and the potential health implications of eating contaminated fish are areas of considerable concern for the fishing and aquaculture communities, government bodies and the general public. Pollution, as well as over fishing, may well be contributory to recent serious declines in global fish stocks. Effects of Pollution on Fish brings together the work of many international experts each of whom have examined the literature on marine and freshwater fish and, where appropriate, invertebrates, to produce comprehensive chapters covering all major aspects of the impacts of pollution on fish and fisheries. The book describes these impacts in detail, from the molecular and sub-cellular level, through organism to population and community levels, and subsequently to socio-economic implications. The editors of this thorough and timely book have drawn together contributions encompassing molecular genetics, biochemistry, physiology, population and community biology, and fishery economics. As such, this important book will be of great use and interest to students and professionals studying and teaching in all those subject areas. Fish biologists, environmental scientists and ecotoxicologists, marine and freshwater ecologists, fisheries managers, aquaculture personnel and fish farmers, as well as fish veterinarians will all find much of great value within this book. Libraries in universities and research establishments concerned with these areas should all have copies of this book on their shelves.

The impact of pollution on fisheries and the potential healthimplications of eating contaminated fish are areas of considerableconcern for the fishing and aquaculture communities, governmentbodies and the general public. Pollution, as well as over fishingmay well be contributory to recent serious declines in global fishstocks.Effects of Pollution on Fish brings together the work ofmany international experts each of whom have examined theliterature on marine and freshwater fish and, where appropriateinvertebrates, to produce comprehensive chapters covering all majoraspects of the impacts of pollution on fish and fisheries. The bookdescribes these impacts in detail, from the molecular andsub-cellular level, through organism to population and communitylevels, and subsequently to socio-economic implications.The editors of this thorough and timely book have drawn togethercontributions encompassing molecular genetics, biochemistryphysiology, population and community biology, and fisheryeconomics. As such, this important book will be of great use andinterest to students and professionals studying and teaching in allthose subject areas. Fish biologists, environmental scientists andecotoxicologists, marine and freshwater ecologists, fisheriesmanagers, aquaculture personnel and fish farmers, as well as fishveterinarians will all find much of great value within this book.Libraries in universities and research establishments concernedwith these areas should all have copies of this book on theirshelves.

List of Contributors.Preface.Acknowledgements.1. Introduction and Conceptual Model.2. Genetic Damage and the Molecular/Cellular Response toPollution.3. Molecular/Cellular Processes and the Physiological Responseto Pollution.4. Molecular/Cellular Processes and the Health of theIndividual.5. Cellular/Cellular Processes and the Impact onReproduction.6. From the Individual to the Population and Community Responsesto Pollution.7. Cellular/Cellular Processes and the Population Genetics of aSpecies.8. From Population Ecology to Socio-Economic and Human HealthIssues.9. The Role of Modelling in Fish and Fishery Ecotoxicology.Index.