Intro -- Fisheries and Aquaculture: The Food Security of the Future -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1. The dawn of human communities and the origins of fisheries -- 1.2. The role of fish and the sea in religion and lore -- 1.3. The oceans and marine taxonomy -- 1.4. Fisheries in a historical context -- 1.5. Fisheries and aquaculture in modern times -- Chapter 2: Fishing and fish farming -- 2.1. Fishing, the principal fishing countries and harvested species

2.2. Fish farming and principal fish farming countries -- 2.3. Consumption of fish -- 2.4. Importance of fisheries and aquaculture for countries and island states -- Chapter 3: Market forces and tools to analyse fisheries and aquaculture -- 3.1. Companies and individuals -- 3.2. Demand and utility -- 3.3. Supply -- 3.4. Cost -- 3.5. Supply and demand in equilibrium -- Chapter 4: Environmental issues -- 4.1. Climate change and changing ecosystems -- 4.2. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and their impact on fisheries and aquaculture

4.3. Effect of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture -- 4.4. Plastic pollution in the oceans -- 4.5. Antarctica and the Arctic -- Chapter 5: Fisheries management -- 5.1. Common resources -- 5.2. Overfishing and its consequences -- 5.3. Basics of fisheries economics -- 5.4. Different management systems and fishing licence fees -- 5.5. Fisheries management around the world -- Chapter 6: China, the leading fishing and fish farming country of the world -- 6.1. Principal events in the context of history -- 6.2. Development of fisheries and aquaculture

6.3. Public management and international trade -- 6.4. Chinas future in fisheries and aquaculture -- Chapter 7: Developing countries -- 7.1. Developing countries in fisheries and aquaculture -- 7.2. Fishing by foreigners in the waters of developing countries -- 7.3. Development aid, gender gap, and corruption -- 7.4. Food security of the developing countries -- Chapter 8: Processing and related industries -- 8.1. Handling of catches and quality control -- 8.2. Business environment and value chain -- 8.3. Cluster collaboration and productivity -- 8.4. Innovation and technological advances

Chapter 9: Sales and marketing -- 9.1. The development of trade -- 9.2. The market clearing forces of price and quantity -- 9.3. Market models of producer and consumer interaction -- 9.4. Other aspects of marketing -- 9.5. Exports and imports of fishery commodities -- 9.6. Dynamics of trade and increased interdependence -- Chapter 10: Finances -- 10.1. Basic financial principles of fisheries and aquaculture -- 10.2. Financial analysis -- 10.3. Competitive advantage and investments in technology and innovation -- 10.4. State support in fisheries and aquaculture -- Chapter 11: Globalisation