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On-farm and on-station comparison of wild and domesticated Cameroonian populations of Oreochromis niloticus
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleWild (Sanaga River) and domesticated populations of Oreochromis niloticus were compared onfarm and on-station in the Central Province of Cameroon to determine the degree to which genetic deterioration of stocks may have ... -
Fish fights over fish rights: managing exit from the fisheries and security implications for Southeast Asia: final case study report
(2004)Type: ReportFishery has long been part of the staple diet of the people in Cambodia. As Cambodia moves to wards a free market economy, the commercial pressure on natural resources has dramatically increased. Privatization of the ... -
Size dependent cannibalism in juvenile Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
(2004)Type: Conference ProceedingsCannibalism among tilapia fry and fingerlings has been identified as one of the major problems by small-scale hatchery operators (Pantastico et at., 1988). Despite the increasing interest in this species, cannibalism among ... -
Diet composition and food habits of demersal and pelagic marine fishes from Terengganu waters, east coast of Peninsular Malaysia
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleFish stomachs from 18 demersal and pelagic fishes from the coast of Terengganu in Malaysia were examined. The components of the fishes’ diets varied in number, weight, and their frequency of occurrence. The major food items ... -
Policy analysis and environmental services at different scales: Asking the right questions
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleIn this volume, we seek a common understanding of three environmental problems linked to land use change in Southeast Asia: smoke pollution, degradation of biodiversity functions, and degradation of watershed functions. ... -
Community-based marine protected areas in the Bohol (Mindanao) Sea, Philippines
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper discusses the status, direction and management issues in the marine protected areas (MPAs) of the Bohol (Mindanao) Sea, Philippines. The MPAs in the study area have increased through the years. Many of them were ... -
Sustainability as a dialogue of values: Challenges to the sociology of development
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleEven in an increasingly polarized climate of global policy-making, the ideal of “sustainable development” retains currency across a remarkably broad swath of the political spectrum in debating alternative scenarios for the ... -
GIS-based modeling in greater Mymensingh for sustainable aquaculture development and management: final report
(2004)Type: ReportThe purpose of this study was to identify the potential site for sustainable aquaculture development in Mymensingh district using GIS as a tool. -
Dietary Phytase: an ideal approach for a cost effective and low-polluting aquafeed
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleGlobal fishmeal production from wild-catch sources cannot continue to increase indefinitely; suitable alternatives have to be found for sustainable aquaculture. Plant-based aquafeed seems to be the ideal alternative to ... -
Value of river fisheries
(2004)Type: Conference ProceedingsThis paper examines the importance of accurately valuing the fisheries of large rivers (and in all ecosystems) and how such information can be used to maintain, improve and develop inland fisheries and ecosystem services, ... -
Preservation of genetic diversity in restocking of the sea cucumber Holothuria scabra investigated by allozyme electrophoresis
(2004)Type: Journal ArticlePopulation genetics analyses should be considered when releasing hatchery-produced juveniles of the sea cucumber Holothuria scabra when spawners from nonlocal populations are used. In New Caledonia, within-region genetic ... -
Economics and management strategies for restocking sandfish in Vietnam
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper assesses the costs and benefits of a proposed project for restocking sandfish (Holothuria scabra) in Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam. It identifies the key stakeholders, institutional framework, management and ... -
The potential role of restocking and stock enhancement in the management of marine invertebrate fisheries in the Philippines
(2004)Type: Book ChapterThroughout Southeast Asia, capture fisheries are no longer yielding their potential harvests - in many cases, the abundance of valuable species has been reduced to 10% of previous levels (Silvestre ef al., in press). The ... -
Biodiversity, management and utilization of West African fishes
(2004)Type: BookSince 1997, the WorldFish Center (formerly known as ICLARM) currently headquartered in Malaysia, the CSIR-Water Research Institut (WRI) at Accra in Ghana, and the Univerity of Hamburg’s Institut und Zoologisches Museum in ... -
Conclusion of research on capture and culture of pre-settlement fish for the marine aquarium trade in Solomon islands
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleBetween February 1999 and December 2003 the WorldFish Center, Solomon Islands, carried out research on a new artisanal fishery based on the capture and rearing of presettlement coral reef fish (Hair et al. 2002). This work ... -
Production priorities overshadow genetic quality at African fish hatcheries
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleBased largely on FAO programs that address rural poverty, small-scale hatcheries have been developed in Africa to produce catfish and tilapia fingerlings. Production practices that fail to maintain genetic diversity, ... -
Breeding and rearing of the sea cucumber Holothuria scabra in Viet Nam
(2004)Type: ReportThe aims of this project were to develop large scale breeding and rearing methods for sandfish (Holothuria scabra) for commercial culture and/or restocking. Wild collected sea cucumbers were initially difficult to spawn, ... -
When should restocking and stock enhancement be used to manage sea cucumber fisheries?
(2004)Type: ReportAccess to technology for producing and releasing juveniles is not a sufficient rationale to proceed with restocking (restoring stocks to the point where they can sustain regular harvests) or stock enhancement (increasing ... -
Releases of cultured sub-adult Trochus niloticus generate broodstock for fishery replenishment in Vanuatu
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleThe over-fished topshell Trochus niloticus ('trochus ') was cultured in Vanuatu and grown to sub-adult size (~40 mm) in sea cages. We released 200 of these trochus at each of five reef sites managed through Customary Marine ... -
Impact of stocking on yield in small reservoirs in Andhra Pradesh, India
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleThe relationships between surface area, stocking density and fish yield in 40 small reservoirs in India between 1994 and 1999 were examined. A significant positive correlation (r = 0.6) was found between stocking density ...
