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    • Vibriosis outbreaks in farmed Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) caused by Vibrio mimicus and V. cholerae 

      Elgendy, M.; Abdelsalam, M.; M. Kenawy, A.; Ali, S.E.; Shimaa El Sayed Mohamed Ali: 0000-0002-0227-8124 (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      Vibriosis is a common disease in aquaculture. Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) farmed within some commercial fish farms in Kafr El-Sheikh governorate Egypt showed signs of disease and exhibited heavy mortality. In order ...

    • Video on Climate Risk Reduction in Aquaculture 

      Rahman, M.; Anisuzzaman, A. (2020)
      Type: Video
      Just like feed, lime, fertilizer, and so on, weather is an input for aquaculture. We grow fish better in good weather. Unfavorable weather events hamper the growth of fish. This is a risk for all farmers, but our farmers ...

    • Video technology applied to the management of Bahrain's marine resources 

      Uwate, K.R.; Shams, A. (1996)
      Type: Journal Article
      Video technology has been used as a tool in research for many years. However, its widespread use as a fisheries management tool has been limited due to its relatively high cost. This is changing as video technology becomes ...

    • Village fisheries management and community-owned marine protected areas in Samoa 

      King, M.; Faasili, U. (1998)
      Type: Journal Article
      As in many tropical countries, subsistence fishers in Samoa live in discrete communities which have a high level of marine knowledge and some degree of control of adjacent waters. These factors provide an ideal basis for ...

    • Village integrated energy systems 

      Roy, R.N. (1981)
      Type: Journal Article
      The primary factors that have caused the predicament of small-scale fishermen in India are discussed and recommendations are given.

    • Village-based farming of the giant clam, Tridacna gigas (L.), for the aquarium market: initial trials in Solomon Islands 

      Bell, J.D.; Lane, I.; Gervis, M.; Soule, S.; Tafea, H. (1997)
      Type: Journal Article
      Between 1989 and 1992, small-scale grow-out trials of cultured Tridacna gigas (L.) were established at 40 coastal villages in Solomon Islands. The juvenile giant clams were delivered to village participants at a mean size ...

    • Vision 2050: changement climatique, pêche et aquaculture en Afrique de l’Ouest Du 14 au 16 avril 2010, Dakar, Sénégal 

      Badjeck, M.C.; Katikiro, R.E.; Flitner, M.; Diop, N.; Schwerdtner Máñez, K. (2011)
      Type: Report
      Ce rapport présente les activités et les résultats de l’atelier Vision 2050: Changement climatique, pêche et aquaculture en Afrique de l’Ouest. Les objectifs de l’atelier étaient de discuter les questions critiques et les ...

    • Visioning 

      The WorldFish Center (2010)
      Type: Tool
      Although the precise origins of visioning are unclear, it is a widely used tool for defining stakeholder aspirations and a vision of the future in the context of a development intervention.

    • The Vital Roles of Blue Foods in the Global Food System 

      Leape, J.; Micheli, F.; Tigchelaar, M.; Allison, E.; Basurto, X.; Bennett, A.; Bush, S.R.; Cao, L.; Crona, B.; DeClerck, F.; Fanzo, J.; Gelcich, S.; Gephart, J.; Golden, C.D.; Hicks, C.; Kishore, A.; Koehn, Z.; Little, D.; Naylor, R.L.; Selig, E.R.; Short, R.; Sumaila, U.; Thilsted, S.H.; Troell, M.; Wabnitz, C.C.; Fabrice DeClerck: 0000-0002-3631-8745; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651 (2021)
      Type: Brief
      Blue foods – fish, invertebrates, algae and aquatic plants captured or cultured in freshwater and marine ecosystems – play a central role in food and nutrition security for billions of people and are a cornerstone of the ...

    • The vital roles of blue foods in the global food system 

      Tigchelaar, M.; Leape, J.; Micheli, F.; Allison, E.; Basurto, X.; Bennett, A.; Bush, S.R.; Cao, L.; Cheung, W.W.; Crona, B.; DeClerck, F.; Fanzo, J.; Gelcich, S.; Gephart, J.; Golden, C.D.; Halpern, B.S.; Hicks, C.; Jonell, M.; Kishore, A.; Koehn, Z.; Little, D.; Naylor, R.L.; Phillips, M.J.; Selig, E.R.; Short, R.; Sumaila, U.; Thilsted, S.H.; Troell, M.; Wabnitz, C.C.; Fabrice DeClerck: 0000-0002-3631-8745; Michael John Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651 (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      Blue foods play a central role in food and nutrition security for billions of people and are a cornerstone of the livelihoods, economies, and cultures of many coastal and riparian communities. Blue foods are extraordinarily ...

    • Vital statistics of marine fishes of Vanuatu 

      Pakoa, K. (1998)
      Type: Journal Article
      Vital statistics are presented for 38 marine species of Vanuatu based on previous studies conducted in the area, with parameters describing growth (6 species, 13 sets of parameters), mortality (estimates of M for 6 species), ...

    • Vitamin B-12 status in infancy is positively associated with development and cognitive functioning 5 y later in Nepalese children 

      Kvestad, I.; Hysing, M.; Shrestha, M.; Ulak, M.; Thorne-Lyman, A.L.; Henjum, S.; Ueland, P.M.; Midttun, O.; Fawzi, W.; Chandyo, R.K.; Shrestha, P.S.; Strand, T.A. (2017)
      Type: Journal Article
      Poor vitamin B-12 (cobalamin) status is widespread in South Asia. Insufficient vitamin B-12 status has been linked to poor neurodevelopment in young children. The objective of this paper is to measure the associations ...

    • Vitamin status among breastfed Infants in Bhaktapur, Nepal 

      Ulak, M.; Chandyo, R.K.; Thorne-Lyman, A.L.; Henjum, S.; Ueland, P.M.; Midttun, O.; Shrestha, P.S.; Fawzi, W.W.; Graybill, L.; Strand, T.A. (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      Vitamin deficiencies are known to be common among infants residing in low- and middle-income countries but relatively few studies have assessed several biochemical parameters simultaneously.The purpose of this study was ...

    • Volunteer sports divers: a valuable resource in the management of Bahrain's fisheries 

      Uwate, K.R.; Al-Meshkhas, J. (1999)
      Type: Journal Article
      The Directorate of Fisheries (DOF) of Bahrain has a novel scheme in which the DOF workers cooperate with local sports divers in the management and conservation of their marine resources. This cooperation is mutually ...

    • VPA estimates of fishing mortality and exploited biomass from Sardinella aurita catch-at-length data in eastern Venezuela 

      Mendoza, J.J.; Fréon, P.; Guzmán, R. (1994)
      Type: Journal Article
      In this study, length-frequency data on Spanish sardine (Sardinella aurita) from northeastern Venezuela were analyzed for the period 1967-1989. Average growth parameters for the von Bertalanffy equation were established ...

    • Vulnerabilities in aquatic animal production 

      Chadag, V.; Subasinghe, R.; Delamare-Deboutteville, J.; Phillips, M.J.; Vishnumurthy Mohan Chadag: 0000-0002-2574-284X; Jerome Delamare-Deboutteville: 0000-0003-4169-2456; Michael John Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286 (2019)
      Type: Journal Article
      The role of aquatic animals in global food and nutrition security is increasingly recognised. The global demand for fish is increasing, leading to a need to significantly increase its supply. Securing future fish supplies ...

    • Vulnerability and adaptation of African rural populations to hydro-climate change: experience from fishing communities in the Inner Niger Delta (Mali) 

      Morand, P.; Kodio, A.; Andrew, N.; Sinaba, F.; Lemoalle, J.; Béné, C. (2012)
      Type: Journal Article
      In this paper we examine ways Sahelian floodplain fishers have adapted to the strong environmental variations that have affected the region in the last two decades. We analyse their vulnerability and adaptive capacity in ...

    • Vulnerability and resilience of remote rural communities to shocks and global changes: empirical analysis from Solomon Islands 

      Schwarz, A.M.; Béné, C.; Bennett, G.; Boso, D.; Hilly, Z.; Paul, C.; Posala, R.; Sibiti, S.; Andrew, N. (2011)
      Type: Journal Article
      Successful management of socio-ecological systems not only requires the development and field-testing of robust and measurable indices of vulnerability and resilience but also improved understanding of the contextual factors ...

    • Vulnerability in African small-scale fishing communities 

      Mills, D.; Béné, C.; Ovie, S.; Tafida, A.; Sinaba, F.; Kodio, A.; Russell, A.; Andrew, N.; Morand, P.; Lemoalle, J. (2011)
      Type: Journal Article
      Fishing communities are often recognised as being amongst the poorest in developing countries, and interventions targeted at improving resource status seen as central in the fight against poverty. A series of field assessments ...

    • Vulnerability in inland fishing communities in Africa: lessons learned 

      The WorldFish Center (2010)
      Type: Brief
      A critical first step in understanding vulnerability in inland fishing communities is to move away from classical fishery definitions that consider only the resource and harvest methods and, instead, recognize that fisheries ...