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

by Alessandro Bonanno

Book Overview

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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700607390
• ISBN13: 9780700607396
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Interesting

This book was interesting. It led me through a topic that I knew nothing about and left me with a good understanding of the Tuna fisheries of the world. The information presented in the book is brought forth to the reader in a very clear and easy manor. Becuase of this I would suggest it for anyone who is in search of a general understanding of Tuna as a fish and as a global industry.