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    • Sustainability in the Mekong River Basin: an experiment in transboundary governance 

      Ratner, B.D. (2002)
      Type: Book Chapter
      The sustainable management of international rivers was affirmed as a policy priority in Agenda 21 and figures as a key mandate of the Global Environment Facility. Yet, the institutions needed to translate such sustainability ...

    • Evaluation of the integrated municipal council as an institution for co-management in the coastal zone 

      Baylon, C.C. (2002)
      Type: Report
      This study on the Integrated Municipal Council, Philippines (IMC) has the following objectives; (1) to evaluate the IMC as an institution for co-management in the coastal area of the Philippines, (2) to determine the impact ...

    • Experience with marine protected area planning and management in the Philippines. 

      White, A.T.; Courtney, C.A.; Salamanca, A. (2002)
      Type: Journal Article
      Marine protected areas were established in the Philippines as early as 1974. These early models on Sumilon and Apo Islands and others set forth a framework for coral reef management that has been shown to enhance fish ...

    • Length-weight relationships of bivalves from coastal waters of Korea 

      Park, K.Y.; Oh, C.W. (2002)
      Type: Journal Article
      Parameters a and b of the length (L)-weight (W) relationship W = a · Lb are presented for 17 commercial bivalve species collected from the southwest coastal waters of Korea. Estimates of b varied between 2.44 (Atrina pinnata ...

    • Comparative growth of Egyptian tilapias in response to declining water temperature 

      Rezk, M.A.; Kamel, E.A.; Ramadan, A.A.; Dunham, R.A. (2002)
      Type: Journal Article
      The current study was conducted to evaluate performance of Egyptian tilapia species and populations under a decreasing temperature regime to identify the components of growth.

    • On her own feet 

      The World Fish Center (2002)
      Type: Book Chapter
      Mrs Jessie Kaunde is proud to be one of the small, but growing, number of women who farm fish on their own. She recognised fish farming as an opportunity to provide herself with a better future back in 1999, when she heard ...

    • Aquaculture in Jamaica 

      Aiken, K.A.; Morris, D.; Hanley, F.C.; Manning, R. (2002)
      Type: Journal Article
      Jamaica, with its overfish marine resources, has become a major tilapia producer in Latin America led by a small number of large farms practicing tilapia culture with considerable commercial success. Across the country, ...

    • Women do fish: a case study on gender and the fishing industry in Sierra Leone 

      Browne, P.B. (2002)
      Type: Conference Paper
      Sierra Leone is one of the few countries with comprehensive legislation on fisheries and a special Fisheries Division established under the Ministry of Trade and Industry. The focus of the legislation and the government ...

    • Comparison of African tilapia partial harvesting systems 

      Brummett, R.E. (2002)
      Type: Journal Article
      Three typical African partial harvesting systems and an unfished control were compared for gross yield. Fish grew undisturbed on an input regime based on that used by Malawian smallholding farmers for 122 days. Then, for ...

    • Women in fisheries in Asia 

      Siason, I.; Tech, E.; Matics, K.I.; Choo, P.S.; Shariff, M.; Heruwati, E.S.; Susilowati, T.; Miki, N.; Shelly, A.B.; Rajabharshi, K.G.; Ranjit, R.; Siriwardena, P.P.G.N.; Nandeesha, M.C.; Sunderarajan, M. (2002)
      Type: Conference Paper
      The paper will present a picture of the situation and role of women in fisheries in the Asian region. Country/sub-Asia regional profiles of women in fisheries are expected from clusters in: South Asia (to include India, ...

    • Management of broodstock and quality control of fish seed in Hungary 

      Varadi, L.; Gorda, S.; Bakos, J.; Jeney, Z. (2002)
      Type: Journal Article
      Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) breeding has a long tradition in Hungary. However, recent economic changes in Eastern Europe and new developments in aquaculture necessitated the need for ensuring quality of the brood stock ...

    • Development of sustainable aquaculture project: progress report (1 July 2002 - 30 September 2002) 

      Janssen, J.; Alam, F.; Alam, F. (2002)
      Type: Report
      The Development of Sustainable Aquaculture Project (DSAP) was authorized by USAID under the Cooperative Agreement # 388-A-00-00-00068-00 on 28 June 2000. This report covers activities for the three months of the project, ...

    • Spreading the news 

      The World Fish Center (2002)
      Type: Book Chapter
      The best word to describe Nazmy Abdel Rahman Shafi is 'dynamic'. At 73 he runs, with his partner Mohammed Gouda, a successful fish farm in the Fayoum province of Egypt. Not only were these men the first to begin farming ...

    • Fisheries of the Farasan Islands (Red Sea) 

      Gladstone, W. (2002)
      Type: Journal Article
      The fisheries of the Farasan Islands (Saudi Arabia, Red Sea) are described. The fishery resources are exploited by artisanal, investor and industrial sectors. The artisanal fishery consists mostly of line fishing around ...

    • An organic matter and nitrogen dynamics model for the ecological analysis of integrated aquaculture/agriculture systems: II model evaluation and application 

      Jamu, D.M.; Piedrahita, R.H. (2002)
      Type: Journal Article
      The performance of a model developed to simulate organic matter and nitrogen dynamics in integrated aquaculture/agriculture systems was evaluated using sensitivity analysis and model verification procedures with data from ...

    • Reproduction of the commercial sea cucumber Holothuria scabra (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) in the Solomon Islands 

      Ramofafia, C.; Byrne, M.; Battaglene, C.S. (2002)
      Type: Journal Article
      Over a 3-year period (1996–1998), reproduction of the commercial sea cucumber Holothuria scabra (Jaeger, 1833) was investigated in the Solomon Islands to determine the spawning pattern and whether gametogenesis is continuous ...

    • Science and sustainable food and nutrition security: challenge and response 

      Williams, M. (2002)
      Type: Report
      This presentatioin is about the Asia-Pacific food security and nutrition challenge with focus on the area of ICLARM's work, namely, fisheries and aquaculture. The author also illustrates the different roles that science ...

    • Tilapia broodstock development for saline waters in the Philippines 

      Tayamen, M.M.; Reyes, R.A.; Danting, Ma.J.; Mendoza, A.M.; Marquez, E.B.; Salguet, A.C.; Gonzales, R.C.; Abella, T.A.; Vera-Cruz, E.M. (2002)
      Type: Journal Article
      Four Oreochromis species were used in the study. Progenies from the 27 cross combinations (5 pure breds and 22 crossbreds) were evaluated in 10 environments with different salinity levels and agro-climatic conditions using ...

    • Women in fisheries in Latin America 

      Pereira, G. (2002)
      Type: Conference Paper
      Latin American governments are not sufficiently aware of the problems of women in fisheries. Therefore, they have not invested sufficient human or financial resources to respond to the needs of women in fisheries. In cases ...

    • Report on partner NGO refresher course (1): (for field assistants recruited in 2002) 

      Chowdhury, H.A.; Karim, R. (2002)
      Type: Report
      Freshwater Resources Research Program of the WorldFish Center is aimed at improving food security and eradicating poverty by introducing small-scale fresh water aquaculture as an element into the economic activities of ...