Asian Development Bank

While Stocks Last: the Live Reef Food Fish Trade (Adb Pacific Studies Series) Asian Development Bank

This study brings together the work of many researchers to arrive at suggestions for how to solve the environmental problems caused by the long-running live-fish trade in Southeast Asia. With strong demand coming from mainland China, this trade has caused rampant overfishing in Asia and consequent damage to outside subsistence or commercial fisheries. This work discusses ways to decrease nontarget fish mortality in an industry that often employs cyanide solution as a fishing tool as well as the role of regional organizations in regulating the trade.