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A regional database management system: the fisheries resource information system and tools (FiRST): Its design, utility and future directions.
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleThis article describes the refined version of FiRST (version 2004) and provides examples on how the database (‘TrawlBase’) has been used to date for analyses aimed at establishing historic resource baselines and examining ... -
A research framework for coastal fisheries co-management institutions
(1993)Type: Journal ArticleThe article highlights objectives and activities of ICLARM's research project on co-management featuring the first step of the project which is the development of a research framework for coastal fisheries co-management ... -
A research framework for traditional fisheries
(1979)Type: ReportThe purpose of this monograph is to identify those areas of traditional fisheries research which have the greatest potential for contributing to the solution of problems facing traditional fishermen and their communities. ... -
A review and synthesis of capture fisheries data in Thailand: large versus small-scale fisheries
(2008)Type: ReportThis report examines the current status of production and participation in large-scale and small scale fisheries in Thailand. It also looks at both the marine and inland capture fisheries of the country and capture fisheries ... -
A review of aquaculture production and health management practices of farmed fish in Kenya
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper reviews aquaculture production systems and fish health management practices in Kenya in order to establish and document actions needed to monitor, mitigate and regulate effectively for future fish health problems ... -
A review of cage aquaculture: Northern Europe
(2007)Type: Book ChapterThirty years after the cage aquaculture industry in Europe began, the industry has matured. The main species in northern Europe are the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). The majority ... -
A review of global tilapia farming practices
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleTilapia, that is native to Africa and Middle East, has emerged from mere obscurity to one of the most productive and internationally traded food fish in the world. The farming of tilapias in its crudest form is believed ... -
A review of length-weight relationships of fishes from Greek marine waters
(2001)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper presents 649 length-weight relationships gathered from literature pertaining to 83 fish species, belonging to 34 families, throughout Greek marine waters. The value of the slope b ranged from 1.667 for Cepola ... -
A review of natural resource laws and policies in Indonesia and its prospect for fisheries co-management
(1996)Type: ReportIn the Sixth Five-Year Plan (1994-1999) the Government of Indonesia is starting to decentralize the management of natural resources to lower level authorities. This devolvement of management is seen in the case of forestry ... -
A review of quantified relationships between mangroves and coastal resources
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper focuses on relationships between mangroves and coastal resources (fish and shrimps). A review of the literature highlights the lack of quantified relationships in this field. This leads to a definition of ... -
A review of socioeconomic studies in the fisheries sector in Cambodia
(2016)Type: ReportThis report details the components of the fish trade sector in Cambodia. The main studies on the socioeconomic value of fish are critically reviewed from a methodological perspective. -
A review of the ELEFAN system for analysis of length-frequency data in fish and aquatic invertebrates
(1987)Type: Book ChapterSome aspects of the history and present role of length-based methods for the study of the growth, mortality and recruitment of fish invertebrate stocks are reviewd. The recently-developed ELEFAN (Electronic Length Frequency ... -
A rights-based perspective on adaptive capacity
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleWhilst it is increasingly recognised that socio-political contexts shape climate change adaptation decisions and actions at all scales, current modes of development typically fail to recognise or adequately challenge these ... -
A roadmap for the future for fisheries and conservation
(1998)Type: Conference ProceedingsAs a part of 1996 World Conservation Congress (WCC), the IUCN - The World Conservation Union convened a Marine and Coastal Workshop on 17-18 October 1996 in Montreal Canada. This conference proceedings entitled "A roadmap ... -
A search for new methods for fish stock assessment and management: the FSA-CRSP overview and Philippine activities
(1990)Type: Journal ArticleA brief account of the USAID funded fish stock assessment collaborative Research Support Program is given, with emphasis on its Philippine module, devoted to empirical analyses, modelling and field studies aimed at improved ... -
A selected bibliography on tilapia (Pisces: Cichlidae): a list of documents available in the WorldFish Center Library
(2003)Type: BookResearch by the WorldFish Center and its partners on tilapia began in the late 1970s and focused on key issues that affect their production and conservation. WorldFish Center library as part of its effort to serve the ... -
A selection of simple methods for the assessment of tropical fish stocks
(1980)Type: ReportThis selection of methods is based on lecture notes used at a FAO/DANIDA training course held in Mombasa, Kenya, in May-June 1980. The methods presented are: regression and correlation, estimation of growth parameters from ... -
A simple and inexpensive fish tagging method
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleIn many developing countries, availability of suitable tags for use in genetics and aquaculture research has been a problem as they are often expensive and have to be imported from other countries. A simple and inexpensive ... -
A simple and objective bioeconomic index for choosing species for culture
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleDetails are given of the development of a bioeconomic culture index that may be used to assist in choosing fish for culture. This index takes into account growth performance indexes and mean annual prices of the fish. ... -
A simple index of metabolic level in fishes
(1989)Type: Journal ArticleDetails are given of the use of an aspect ratio of the caudal fin of fish as an index of metabolic level. Studies have shown that this ratio, besides correlating with food consumption, also has close relationships with ...
