A method for estimating the instantaneous mortality rate (Z) is presented which was developed from a truncated equation for average length. The model has zero bias at equilibrium, but has no explicit solution for Z so that ...

Coral reefs are very important to the people of the South Pacific Islands. Coral reefs are made up of many animals and plants as well as corals. Many islanders depend on animals like fish, clams, crabs and spiny lobsters ...

Tropical fisheries substantially contribute to the well-being of societies in both the tropics and the extratropics, the latter through ‘telecoupling’ — linkages between distant human–natural systems. Tropical marine ...

Difficulties in scaling up theoretical and experimental results have raised controversy over the consequences of biodiversity loss for the functioning of natural ecosystems. Using a global survey of reef fish assemblages, ...

This extension leaflet provide details for farmers on how to convert a rice field into a rice-fish production system to integrate the culture of fish together with rice in a combined environmentally friendly production system.

This paper discusses fish consumption and preference patterns for fish species by income groups, and by urban/rural divide in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. The analysis is ...

Two opposing views exist in the literature on the potential role that international fish trade plays in economic development. While some claim that fish trade has a pro-poor effect, others denounce the negative effect of ...

Failure in the past to ascertain responsible fishing practices and equitable distribution of benefits under traditional leasing systems has motivated the Bangladesh government to work in partnership with non-governmental ...

Marking of skeletal body parts of marine animals with fluorochromes, such as tetracycline and calcein, can provide a valuable tool for mark-recapture studies. In recent decades, both fluorochromes have been used extensively ...

The Development of Sustainable Aquaculture Project funded by USAID became operational since 1 October 2000 and will run through 31 July 2005. The overall goal of the project is to improve household incomes and livelihoods ...