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Understanding fish behavior in relation to potential commercial capture methods is of fundamental importance to reducing commercial bycatch and marine fisheries conservation efforts. A more thorough understanding of fish behaviors and responses to fishing gear will allow commercial fishers to more effectively capture target species while reducing the catch of unwanted species. Behavior of Marine Fish: Capture Process and Conservation Challenges provides the reader with basic behavioral principles and patterns, information on fish behavior and fish capture processes using several types of common fishing gear, and challenges facing the marine fisheries industry in efforts to maintain sustainable use of marine resources. This volume, with contributions from leading applied fish behaviorists and fishing gear technologists from around the world, will be a valuable reference for researchers, fishing gear technologists, fisheries managers, students, and conservationists.Pingguo He, PhD, is currently an Associate Professor of Fisheries at the School for Marine Science and Technology of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Prior to this new position, Dr. He was a Research Associate Professor of Fisheries at the Institute for the Study of the Earth, Oceans, and Space and an Extension Specialist for Commercial Fisheries at the New Hampshire Sea Grant, the University of New Hampshire.