1. Introduction. - 2. Extended Fisheries Jurisdiction and the New Law of the Sea. - Claims and Counterclaims. - Clarification of Policy. - Trends in Decision. - Appraisal of Goals and Decisions. - References. - 3. Implementing the New Law of the Sea: The Mexican Experience. - The Elements of Mexican Practice in Traditional Law of the Sea. - Mexican Contribution to the Emergence of a New Law of the Sea. - Establishing the Exclusive Economic Zone. - Mexico's Marine Wealth and New Fisheries Policy. - Dealing with Foreign Fishing. - A New Regime for Eastern Pacific Tuna. - Conclusion. - References. - 4. Jeffersonian Democracy and the Fisheries Revisited. - The Chesapeake Oyster Industry. - The Blue Crab Industry. - The Menhaden Industry. - A New Approach. - The Sea Clam Management Plan of the Mid-Atlantic Council. - The Groundfish Plan of the New England Council. - Conclusions. - References. - 5. Practices and Prospects for Fisheries Development and Management: The Case of Northwest African Fisheries. - Development of the Region's Fisheries. - Management of Fisheries. - Conclusions. - References. - 6. International Tuna Management Revisited. - Biological Factors. - The Tuna Industry Compared1970 and 1980. - Tuna Management Prior to 1970. - Extension of Jurisdiction. - UNCLOS III and Highly Migratory Species. - Negotiations in the Eastern Pacific. - Confrontation in the Eastern Pacific. - A Format for Tuna Management Beyond 1980. - Structure of a Global Management Body. - References. - 7. Achievement of Fisheries Management Goals in the 1980s. - Materials for Fisheries Policy Development. - Fisheries as a Basis for Economic and Social Development 167 Performance of the Traditional Fisheries Management Paradigm. - A Perspective on Fisheries Management Policy. - References. - 8. Managing Fisheries in an ImperfectWorld. - The Nature of the Imperfection. - Discussion. - References. - 8. The Management Challenges of World Fisheries. - The Setting. - The World Most Likely. - Preventive Active and Reactive Management. - Some Possibilities: A More Hopeful View. - A Summing Up and Broad Topics for Consideration. - References. - 10. Economics and the Fisheries Management Development Process. - The Fishery Policy Development Process. - The Policy Development Process in Practice. - Institutional Structure and Policy Development. - Conclusions. - References. - 11. How Much Is Enough? An Essay on the Structure of Fisheries Management Agencies. - Primary-Level Management. - Secondary-Level Management. - Tertiary-Level Research and Management 233 Some Dynamics of Fisheries Research and Management Agencies. - Quarternary-Level Fisheries Research and Management. - References. - 12. Fisheries Research in Developing Countries. - Fishery Industries: Their Development and Management. - The Role of Research-Obtained Information in Fisheries Management. - The Situation of Developing Countries. - Appendix: Some Suggestions to a Scientist Newly Appointed to Establish and Direct a Fisheries Research Institute in a Developing Country. - 13. The Outlook for Fisheries Research in the Next Ten Years. - The Events that Have Dominated the Last Yen Years. - The Next Ten Years. - The Development of Management. - Conclusion. - References. Language: English