...This chapter provides some context on the overall themes and theory of this volume. Throughout, the theory is applied to relevant problems in fisheries science: impact of fishing on demography, fisheries reference points, evolutionary impact assessments, stock recovery, ecosystem-based fisheries...

...This chapter develops a basic evolutionary impact assessment of fishing. It does so by combining the size-based theory developed in chapters 3 and 4 with classic quantitative genetics. The impact assessment estimated the selection responses resulting from size-selective fishing on three main life...

...Fish are one of the most important global food sources, supplying a significant share of the world's protein consumption. From stocks of wild Alaskan salmon and North Sea cod to entire fish communities with myriad species, fisheries require careful management to ensure that stocks remain productive...