Caught in the Net: The Global Tuna Industry, Environmentalism, and the State

by Douglas Constance and Alessandro Bonanno

The 1973 Marine Mammal Protection Act at first appeared to be a major victory for environmentalists. It banned the use of oversized fishing nets in an attempt to save thousands of dolphins killed each year in tuna harvests. But hampered by exemptions, extensions, delays, and quotas, MMPA has instead created international turmoil in the tuna industry while still allowing some 20,000 dolphin deaths each year.

In this revealing book, Alessandro...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700607382
• ISBN13: 9780700607389
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"