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Spatio-temporal and size-dependent variation in the success of releasing cultured sea cucumbers in the wild
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleLarge-scale releases of cultured “sandfish,” Holothuria scabra, were used to examine size- and density-dependent effects on survival among sites. Juveniles were marked by fluorochromes in 3 size classes and released into ... -
Public-private partnerships for fisheries and aquaculture: getting started
(2008)Type: Working PaperPublic-private partnership (PPP) is becoming increasingly important for furthering development goals. But deciding when a PPP is suitable and what PPP arrangement is best is difficult. Many options exist for such partnership ... -
Adoption and farm-level impact of genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT) in the Philippines
(2008)Type: Conference PaperOver the last four decades, the aquaculture sector especially in developing countries has experienced dramatic growth. The increase in aquaculture production is a combination of area expansion and technological change ... -
The millennium development goals fishing for a future
(2008)Type: BrochureThis brochure describes how WorldFish is contributing towards these goals and the valuable role played by fisheries and aquaculture in developing countries. -
Genetic improvement of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus): present and future
(2008)Type: Conference PaperWe mainly (but not exclusively) draw upon research and development work carried out by The WorldFish Center (WorldFish). We review the current state of development of selection programs that have had a main focus on growth ... -
Remote sensing application to study the aquaculture dynamics in Kolleru Lake, India
(2008)Type: Conference PaperKolleru lake, India’s largest fresh water lake, and lone Ramsar site in Andhra Pradesh state have undergone tremendous changes due to development of aquaculture. Large-scale aquaculture practices, increased industrial ... -
Institutional innovations in fisheries co-management
(2008)Type: ReportThe chapter discusses the SELP (Sustainable Fisheries Livelihoods Programme)'s co-management experiences-both in inland water areas in West Africa and on the Atlantic coast, and underlies the importances of addessing social ... -
A new era for restocking, stock enhancement and sea ranching of coastal fisheries resources
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleThe growing number of countries investigating the potential for releasing cultured juveniles to augment coastal fisheries resulted in the First International Symposium on Stock Enhancement and Sea Ranching (ISSESR) in ... -
Pioneering fish genetic resource management and seed dissemination programmes for Africa: adapting principles of selective breeding to the improvement of aquaculture in the Volta Basin and surrounding areas
(2008)Type: ReportThis document represents the report and contributed papers from the workshop Pioneering Fish Genetic Resource Management and Seed Dissemination Programmes for Africa: Adapting principles of selective breeding to the ... -
Using the sustainable livelihoods framework to identify constraints and opportunities to the development of freshwater prawn farming in southwest Bangladesh
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleA conceptual framework, drawn from an approach to poverty reduction known as the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA), is applied to understanding the role of freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, farming in gher ... -
Resources on gender and fisheries
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleThis is a list of the latest studies, collections, papers, articles and theses on gender and fisheries -
Bias in lobster tethering experiments conducted for selecting low-predation release sites
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleJuvenile spiny lobsters <i>Jasus edwardsii</i>, grown in tanks for 1 yr following capture as pueruli, may be released to coastal reefs in Tasmania, Australia, to offset possible stock depletion resulting from the harvest ... -
Contribution values of biodiversity to ecosystem performances: a viability perspective
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper deals with the contribution value of biodiversity to ecosystem performances under a viability approach. Two contrasted cases are considered. First, a no-exploitation situation where the ecosystem performances ... -
2007 Publications catalog
(2008)Type: BookThis catalog lists more than 69 refereed and 38 non-refereed publications published by The WorldFish Center and papers contributed by the Center's scientists in 2007. It reflects the outcomes of research carried out in ... -
Towards integrated assessment and advice in small-scale fisheries: principles and processes
(2008)Type: ReportThis document presents the principles and processes for integrated assessment and advice in small-scale fisheries. The first chapter discusses failures of conventional assessment and management approaches. Chapter 2 presents ... -
L' impact de la nutrition et de la supplémentation en poisson sur la réponse au traitement antirétroviral, Zambie: une étude documentaire
(2009)Type: ReportThis work is part of the Regional Programme Fisheries and HIV/AIDS in Africa: Investing in Sustainable Solutions, implemented by the WorldFish Center and funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency ... -
Investigation of aquaculture dynamics in a Ramsar site using earth observation systems in conjunction with a socio-economic assessment
(2009)Type: Journal ArticleThis study presents a comprehensive site-scale analysis conducted within the global wetland inventory and mapping (GWIM) project. GWIM was developed and promoted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) through ... -
Climate change and fisheries: vulnerability and adaptation in Cambodia [Khmer version]
(2009)Type: BriefCambodia is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change on fisheries, which supply livelihoods for millions and up to 80% of all animal protein in the diet. Most fisheries are highly variable by nature and subject ... -
Governance and decentralization reforms in small-scale fisheries: an African perspective
(2009)Type: Book ChapterRelying on a framework that highlights different dimensions of ‘decentralization’, this paper reviews fisheries co-management programmes as they have been implemented over the last 20 years in sub-Saharan Africa. It shows ... -
Are fishers poor or vulnerable? Assessing economic vulnerability in small-scale fishing communities
(2009)Type: Journal ArticleAn index of economic vulnerability is developed and used with a more conventional measure of income poverty to explore vulnerability and chronic poverty in isolated rural communities. The method is applied to data from ...
