Dear Carlo Pipitone:
Try " Fisheries Biology, Assessment and Management" by Michael King. 1995.
Fishing News Books.  This book also reports a number of formulae, but gives
biological meanings for some.

Regards.
Siddeek
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> From: Carlo Pipitone <[log in to unmask]>
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> Subject: REQ.: Handbook on Fisheries Science
> Date: Thursday, April 23, 1998 3:07 PM
>
> Dear list members,
> I am looking for a handbook/textbook dealing with the basics of fishery
> science, especially stock assessment and population dynamics.
> I mean something which not only reports formulae and equations (I know
many
> of them), but which also EXPLAINS them in detail leading the reader to
> understand what each parameter or variable in an equation means - e.g.
the
> real meaning of instantaneous mortality rate, condition factor, K and t0
in
> the VBGF, and so on.
> In a few words, something planned for people who is not very familiar
with
> maths.
>
> Thank you very much in advance.
>
> Carlo Pipitone
>
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