The Fisherman's Problem: Ecology and Law in the California Fisheries, 1850-1980

The living resources of California's rivers and coastal waters are among the most varied and productive in the world. They also offer a laboratory example of the mismanagement and waste that have attended the settlement and development of the North American continent. The Fisherman's Problem is a study of the interaction among resource ecology, economic enterprise, and law in the history of the California fishing industry.McEvoy, Arthur F. is the author of 'The Fisherman's Problem: Ecology and Law in the California Fisheries, 1850-1980', published 1990 under ISBN 9780521385862 and ISBN 0521385865.