• Series foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. General introduction. Biology and ecology. Nomenclature, taxonomy and morphology. Distribution and general behaviour. Diet and feeding. Early life history and causes of mortality and disease. Migrations, movements and stock identity. Growth and age. Condition and maturity patterns. Summary to part one. Exploitation. The sport fisheries for bass (a description). The commercial fisheries (a description). Aquaculture. Marketing value and production. Commercial fishery assessment and evaluation. Recreational fishery evaluation. Assessment of bass population and state of pre-recruit stock. Assessment of the impact of fishing on the fishable stock. Summary to part two. Conservation and management. Conservation requirements. Management of the UK bass fishery. Progress and prognosis. References. Author index. Species index. Subject index.

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