5 Easy Pieces

"When Daniel Pauly warns that we'd better pay attention to the massive impacts that industrial fisheries are having on marine ecosystems, we'd better...pay attention. Pauly, who identified the concept of 'fishing down the food web' (taking out the largest predatory fish species first), believes that the future for fish and fisheries is bleak unless we are able to revise our approach to marine resources. This book is remarkably accessible, and more important, remarkable convincing." --Richard Ellis "author of The Empty Ocean" "The availability of these articles and commentaries in one volume will be of significant advantage to students taking courses in fishery biology, marine biology, and natural resource management. Highly recommended." -- "CHOICE" "Pauly is the grand master of fisheries science. This is his engrossing account of how he discovered the true impacts of fishing on marine life, and is a fascinating window into the way scientific advances are made." --Callum Roberts "Professor of marine conservation, University of York" "Daniel Pauly's new book will be of great interest to students of marine science and policy alike. With accessible language and good humor, Dr. Pauly places some of the most important marine conservation science articles of the last two decades in context in a way no one else could. 5 Easy Pieces is not only an excellent resource for those interested in these rapidly evolving fields; it also is a revealing commentary on the process and outcomes of scientific discovery." --Heather Leslie "Sharpe Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology, Brown University"

Daniel Pauly is a professor in the Fisheries Centre and Zoology Department at the University of British Columbia. Until 2008, he was Director of the University of British Columbia Fisheries Centre.