Reviews: Methods and Technology in Fish Biology and Fisheries published by Kluwer Academic Publishers is a book series dedicated to the publication of information on advanced, forward-looking methodologies, technologies, or perspectives in fish and is especially dedicated to relevant topics addressing global, fisheries. This series international concern in fish and fisheries. Humans continue to challenge our environments with new technologies and technological applications. The dynamic creativity of our own species often tends to place the greatest burden on our supporting ecosystems. This is especially true for aquatic networks of creeks, lakes, rivers and ocean environments. We also frequently use our conceptual powers to balance conflicting requirements and demands on nature and continue to develop new approaches and tools to provide sustainable resources as well as conserve what we hold most dear on local and global scales. This book series will provide a window into the developing dynamic among humans, aquatic ecosystems (both freshwater and marine), and the organisms that inhabit aquatic environments. There are many reasons to doubt the increasing social and economic value technology has gained over the last two centuries. Science and technology represent stages in human development. I agree with Ernst Mayer when he said in Toward a New Philosophy of Biology (1988) that "endeavors to solve all scientific problems by pure logic and refined measurements are unproductive, if not totally irrelevant.

The year 2035 has arrived during unsettling times. People are fearful of global wars, terrorism, cyber assaults, and technological developments that threaten humankind and the planet. Dak, a senior graphics operative who possesses special pattern skills, is working for a private covert company when he receives a mysterious visit one night from a shadowy figure who brings a clear warning about a recent finding. With limited freedom due to his protected expertise, Dak is now compelled to solve the images discovered in a metal clasp on the remains of a couriers body in the Arizona desert. As he questions outdated technology and delves deeper for answers, Dak is propelled onto a collision course lined with secrecy and dark web bidders who are determined to thwart his life and findings. On this unique journey to learn the truth, Dak is led from Arizona to Florida, where he uncovers invisible forces that unexpectedly change his lifeand his courseforever. In this gripping thriller, a talented operative risks his life to solve the mystery behind a newly discovered top secret image as the future of humankind perilously hangs in the balance.

The science fiction story, ABSENCE, is about Kayla and Zack’s entanglement with vanishing, or missing and the burden of consequences. Both are confronted with the present, past and future repercussions from differing life paths. They are free to explore knowledge, friendships, insights to understand their life purpose. The advancement of their experiences provides their motivation to resolve the challenges of time travel, dimensions, chaos and serious warnings about the past, present and future. They need to accomplish monumental changes to avoid further consequences for their survival as they contribute to the evolution of humanity and the planet.

Since the dawn of creation, man has designed maps to help identify the space that we occupy. From Lewis and Clark's pencil-sketched maps of mountain trails to Jacques Cousteau's sophisticated charts of the ocean floor, creating maps of the utmost precision has been a constant pursuit. So why should things change now?Well, they shouldn't. The reality is that map creation, or "cartography," has only improved in its ease-of-use over time. In fact, with the recent explosion of inexpensive computing and the growing availability of public mapping data, mapmaking today extends all the way to the ordinary PC user.Mapping Hacks, the latest page-turner from O'Reilly Press, tackles this notion head on. It's a collection of one hundred simple--and mostly free--techniques available to developers and power users who want draw digital maps or otherwise visualize geographic data. Authors Schuyler Erle, Rich Gibson, and Jo Walsh do more than just illuminate the basic concepts of location and cartography, they walk you through the process one step at a time.Mapping Hacks shows you where to find the best sources of geographic data, and then how to integrate that data into your own map. But that's just an appetizer. This comprehensive resource also shows you how to interpret and manipulate unwieldy cartography data, as well as how to incorporate personal photo galleries into your maps. It even provides practical uses for GPS (Global Positioning System) devices--those touch-of-a-button street maps integrated into cars and mobile phones. Just imagine: If Captain Kidd had this technology, we'd all know where to find his buried treasure!With all of these industrial-strength tips and tools, Mapping Hacks effectively takes the sting out of the digital mapmaking and navigational process. Now you can create your own maps for business, pleasure, or entertainment--without ever having to sharpen a single pencil.