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ROBERT R. STICKNEY Gabriel, O., K. Lange, E. Dahm, and T. Wendt. 2005. Von Brant's Fish Catching Methods of the World. Fourth Ed. Ames, Io: Blackwell Publishing. 521 p. $199.99. Hardbound.
In many instances, if you want to study them, you've got to catch them first. Fish Catching Methods of the World may not improve anyone's fishing luck, but it does describe the plethora of methods used around the globe to catch fish. The methods covered go from subsistence level fisheries to the world's largest commercial fisheries and include recreational fishing as well. There are 32 chapters in the book, nearly all of which are devoted...