The book is broken into two parts. Part I covers the traditional areas of fisheries economics, covering topics such as open access, optimal and managed fisheries utilization that is analyzed through a traditional one stock/one fleet model. It also presents the basic results in terms of an age structured model. Part II covers material related to more recent work on bioeconomic models when more rigorous biological components became more prevalent, and views fisheries management with an ecosystems-based approach. Accompanying the book is a user-friendly CD with exercises and examples that aids the reader in applying theoretical principles of population dynamics and fisheries management and regulation.

这本书分成两部分。第一部分涵盖渔业经济学的传统领域，包括开放获取、优化和管理渔业利用等主题，这些主题通过传统的一个种群/一个船队模型进行分析。它还介绍了年龄结构模型的基本结果。第二部分涵盖了与最近生物经济模型相关的材料，当时更严格的生物成分变得更普遍，并以基于生态系统的方法看待渔业管理。随书附上的是一张用户友好的CD，里面有练习和例子，帮助读者应用人口动态和渔业管理与监管的理论原理。