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Stratified models of large marine ecosystems: a general approach and an application the South China Sea
(1993)Type: Book ChapterThis contribution provides an approach for constructing models of large marine ecosystems (LMEs). This contribution results from an attempt to follow up on some of the implications of the LME concept for ecological modeling, ... -
Stream degradation, fish abundance and the potential viability of ornamental fisheries in south-western Cameroon
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleFifteen sites on nine second- and third-order streams in the Mount Cameroon area, with varying degrees of human disturbance, were sampled during wet and dry seasons over 21 months in 2003–2005 to estimate their potential ... -
STREAMS program brochure
(2016)Type: BrochureThe Sustainable Transformation of Egypt's Aquaculture Market System The Sustainable Transformation of Egypt's Aquaculture Market System (STREAMS) project aims to increase production of inexpensive, nutritious and safe fish ... -
Strengthening antimicrobial resistance surveillance capacity in the Bangladesh aquaculture industry
(2022)Type: PosterObjective Aquaculture is a critically important part of the rural agricultural economy in Bangladesh, directly and indirectly supporting the livelihoods of millions, providing a source of dietary protein for many more, ... -
Strengthening capacities for research in development in aquatic agricultural systems
(2015)Type: Working PaperThe research-in-development (RinD) approach to agricultural research focuses on working closely with communities through multistakeholder engagement to strengthen capacities to design, plan, implement and adapt research ... -
Strengthening collective action to address resource conflict in Lake Kariba, Zambia
(2014)Type: ReportWhere natural resources are a key component of the rural economy, the ability of the poor to realize their visions for the future depends significantly on institutional structures that govern resource access and management. ... -
Strengthening community roles in aquatic resource governance in Uganda
(2014)Type: ReportLake Victoria fisheries face severe environmental stresses. Stocks are declining in a context of increasing population and growing demand for the lake's resources. Rising competition between users is putting conservation ... -
Strengthening governance across scales in aquatic agricultural systems
(2012)Type: Working PaperAquatic agricultural systems in developing countries face increasing competition from multiple stakeholders operating from local to national and regional scales over rights to access and use natural resources—land, water, ... -
Strengthening impact evaluation in natural resource management
(2012)Type: ReportThe workshop on Strengthening Evaluation in Natural Resource Management Research is part of an ACIAR-funded Small Research and Development Activity (SRA) on Assessing the Impacts of Natural Resource Management and Policy ... -
Strengthening post-hoc analysis of community-based fisheries management through the social-ecological systems framework
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleCommunity-based fisheries management (CBFM) is held up as one of the most promising approaches for securing sustainable small-scale fisheries. Yet, the complex features that shape CBFM outcomes remain inadequately understood. ... -
Strengthening rural livelihoods in Ghana and Nigeria through small-scale cage aquaculture: The ProSCAWA project
(2023)Type: BriefPromoting Sustainable Cage Aquaculture in West Africa (ProSCAWA) project is to empower and transform the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in West Africa through enhanced Sino-Afro application of knowledge, sustainable ... -
Strengthening small-scale fisheries for food and nutrition security, human well-being and environmental health in Zambia
(2020)Type: BriefZambia is rich in aquatic resources with 15 million ha of water in the form of rivers, lakes and swamps. These water bodies support diverse and widespread capture fisheries, particularly small-scale fisheries (SSF) that ... -
Strengthening the contribution of aquaculture to food and nutrition security: The potential of a vitamin A-rich, small fish in Bangladesh
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleSince 1961, global per capita fish consumption has nearly doubled. Much of the increase has been due to aquaculture. Bangladesh, the world's eighth largest fish producing country, has been part of this transformation. ... -
Strengthening the resilience of small-scale fisheries: A modeling approach to explore the use of in-shore pelagic resources in Melanesia
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleSmall-scale fisheries play a critical role in both poverty alleviation and food security. A large proportion of the world fish stocks are, however, getting fully or over-exploited. In this article we address these issues ... -
Strengthening the resilience of vulnerable communities: Results from a quasi-experimental impact evaluation in coastal Bangladesh
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleAt present, no clear consensus exists on how to assess resilience interventions in the field. In this paper we propose to measure the impact of the ECOFISH project, the objective of which was to strengthen the resilience ... -
Strengthening the role of women in community-based marine resource management: lessons learned from community workshops
(2012)Type: Journal ArticleCommunity-based resource management (CBRM) forms an important component of the Solomon Islands Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) inshore fisheries strategy. The strategy recognises that community-based ... -
Striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, Sauvage, 1878) aquaculture in Bangladesh: an overview
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleFarming of the striped catfish, Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, is a major aquaculture activity in Bangladesh, particularly in the district of Mymensingh. However, pangasius farm management practices and the socio-economic ... -
Strong women, strong nation
(2020)Type: Working PaperInnovative research in the Southeast Asian island nation of Timor-Leste has obtained data to help close the gender gap and provide food security for the local community. -
Structuring dynamic models of exploited ecosystems from trophic mass-balance assessment
(1997)Type: Journal ArticleThe linear equations that describe trophic fluxes in mass-balance, equilibrium assessments of ecosystems (such as in the ECOPATH approach) can be re-expressed as differential equations defining trophic interactions as ... -
Studies on Bacillus subtilis and Lactobacillus acidophilus, as potential probiotics, on the immune response and resistance of Tilapia nilotica (Oreochromis niloticus) to challenge infections
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleThe probiotic activity of two bacteria (<i>Bacillus subtilis</i> and <i>Lactobacillus acidophilus</i>) was evaluated by its effect on the immune response of Nile tilapia (<i>Oreochromis niloticus</i>), beside its protective ...
