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From conflict to collaboration in natural resource management: A handbook and toolkit for practitioners working in aquatic resource systems
(2014)Type: ManualNatural resource management is closely linked to conflict management, prevention and resolution. Managing natural resources involves reconciling diverging interests that often lead to conflict, which can undermine management ... -
From drawing board to dining table: the success story of the GIFT project
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleAs compared to crops and livestock, the genetic enhancement of fish is in its infancy. While significant progress has been achieved in the genetic improvement of temperate fish such as salmonids, no efforts were made until ... -
From global to local: testing the potential of cross-scaling in global data sets
(2009)Type: Journal ArticleThe present study investigates the potential of readily available and easily accessible global data sets to understand regional/local level interactions in wetland systems. The biogeographical zones of India were used a ... -
From happy hour to hungry hour: Logging, fisheries and food security in Malaita, Solomon Islands
(2018)Type: ReportThe Solomon Islands Government (SIG) has followed a logging-based development strategy for the past three decades. Despite widespread acknowledgment of the unsustainable nature of logging throughout the country and increasing ... -
From participation to governance : a critical review of the concepts of governance, co-management and participation, and their implementation in small-scale inland fisheries in developing countries
(2006)Type: Working PaperThis report reviews the role, nature and mechanisms of governance in inland fisheries. We do so by reviewing first the wider issues of governance, participation and co-management in natural resource management, and then ... -
From researcher to farmer: partnerships in integrated aquaculture-agriculture systems in Malawi and Cameroon
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleThe potential for integrating aquaculture with agriculture has been widely recognized as a means of improving the use of inputs, diversifying output and economic opportunity, and enabling smallholder producers to maintain ... -
From sound economics to sound management: practical solutions to small-scale fisheries governance in the developing world
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleThis is a commentary on Daniel Bromley's paper (The crisis in ocean governance: conceptual confusion, spurious economics, political indifference). Taking into consideration the varied context of small-scale fisheries in ... -
From strategy to action: ICLARM's medium term plan 1994-1998
(1993)Type: ReportICLARM was established in 1975 by the Rockefeller Foundation with a mandate to maintain and operate an international aquatic resources center. The Center was incorporated in the Philippines in 1977. Since that time ICLARM ... -
From the basics to emerging diagnostic technologies: What is on the horizon for tilapia disease diagnostics?
(2023)Type: Journal ArticleTilapia is an affordable protein source farmed in over 140 countries with the majority of production in low- and middle-income countries. Intensification of tilapia farming has exacerbated losses caused by emerging and ... -
From women in fisheries to gender and fisheries
(2002)Type: Conference PaperThis paper traces the sequence of events leading to the involvement of the Asian Fisheries Society and ICLARM The World Fish Center, in the Women in Fisheries program and to the move towards Gender and Fisheries initiatives. ... -
Fry production of Shire River tilapia Oreochromis shiranus at two broodstock sex ratios
(1997)Type: Journal ArticleOptimal sex ratio in tilapia breeding ponds depends upon stocking density. However, under certain circumstances, altering the male: female sex ratio from a more or less natural 1:1 to 1:2 or even higher has been shown to ... -
FTT smoker operation and testing protocol guidelines
Type: ManualThis English language guide, illustrated with diagrams, describes i) how to operate an FAO-Thiaroye Processing Technique (FTT) improved fish smoker constructed in Kale Township, Sagaing Region of Myanmar, ii) details a ... -
FTT smoker operation and testing protocol guidelines (Burmese version)
(2021)Type: ManualThis Myanmar language guide, illustrated with diagrams, describes i) how to operate an FAO-Thiaroye Processing Technique (FTT) improved fish smoker constructed in Kale Township, Sagaing Region of Myanmar, ii) details a ... -
Fuelling the decline in UK fishing communities?
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleVolatile fuel prices are a threat to the viability of UK fishing communities. The economic and social impacts of rising fuel costs for fishers and communities in southwest England are examined. Fuel prices doubled between ... -
Functional aquatic ecosystems, inland fisheries and the Millennium Development Goals
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleFreshwater allocation in an environment of increasing demand and declining quality and availability is a major societal challenge. While biodiversity and the needs of local communities are often in congruence, the over-riding ... -
Fundamental considerations about design and sample size in strain comparisons and their implications
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleWell-known formulae for the calculation of the necessary number of animals in strain comparisons are presented. Their use is illustrated with an example with fish. Use of the formulae in the planning and design of strain ... -
Future fish supply and demand in Nigeria
(2019)Type: PresentationThis presentation contains material to inform a crosssection of skaeholders in aquaculture on the development of a fish demand and supply foresight model and the scenarios to be used in the model. Purpose of the presentation ... -
Future fish supply and demand in Tanzania
(2022)Type: Internal ReportAquatic food production in Tanzania has substantial room to grow as multiple indicators of fishery performance are lower than expected. Tanzania’s population growth is outpacing the rate of growth in the aquatic food supply, ... -
The future of aquaculture in Indonesia: A transformation toward increased sustainability
(2019)Type: BriefTo combat current high levels of malnutrition and stunting, the Indonesian government has set ambitious targets for aquaculture growth up to 2030. Fish already fundamentally contributes to the well-being of Indonesians by ... -
The future of fish in Africa: employment and investment opportunities
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleOne of the most pressing challenges facing food systems in Africa is ensuring availability of a healthy and sustainable diet to 2.4 billion people by 2050. The continent has struggled with development challenges, particularly ...
