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An empirical bio-economic stocking model for floodplain beels in Bangladesh.
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleWhile stocking floodplain depressions or beels with fingerlings is a common form of fisheries management in Bangladesh, bio-economic guidance for improving the outcome of stocking strategies is sparse. The Community-Based ... -
An empirical comparison of seasonal growth models
(1990)Type: Journal ArticleA model for describing the seasonally oscillating growth of fish is presented and compared with the commonly used model of D. Pauly and G. Gaschutz (PG). The new model produces results similar to those obtained from teh ... -
An epizootic of infectious hepatopancreatic and lymphoid organ necrosis disease in cultured Penaeus monodon: a case study
(1997)Type: Journal ArticleShrimp disease of viral origin have caused large production losses worldwide. This paper presents a case study of shrimp (Penaeus monodon; Penaeus indicus) epizootic disease, covering an area of 1,050 ha in Andhra Pradesh, ... -
An evaluation of resource overlaps among fishing gears in the coastal fisheries using multivariate techniques
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleSoutheast Asian fisheries such as in San Miguel Bay, Philippines operate in a multi-gear and mixed-species situation. Marine capture fisheries in the Philippines are conventionally sub-divided into municipal (small-scale) ... -
An external check for disease and health of hatchery-produced sea cucumbers.
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleSea cucumber diseases that arise in the hatchery can cripple production and undermine restocking programmes. A rapid protocol for the external examination of juvenile sea cucumbers was developed in order to screen for ... -
An institutional analysis of sasi laut in Maluku, Indonesia
(2001)Type: ReportThis study provides an understanding of the extent and functioning of community based coastal resource management systems in Maluku province, Indonesia and suggests recommendations for national, provincial and village ... -
An intra-farm study of production factors and productivity for shrimp farms in Bangladesh: an index approach
(2009)Type: Journal ArticleThe production characteristics of shrimp farming in Bangladesh are reported based on a panel of farms for the period 1998 to 2002. The data allow for a profit decomposition based on the Törnqvist index, where differences ... -
An inventory of fish species at the urban markets of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
(2010)Type: ReportThis study, which aims at analyzing the nutritional value of fish products sold on the fish markets of Lubumbashi, has been conducted by the World Fish center as part of its regional programme "Fisheries and HIV/AIDS in ... -
An objective method for determining fish growth from length-frequency data
(1980)Type: Journal ArticleA computing procedure was devised, to determine fish growth, that traces through a series of length frequencysamples sequentially arranged in time, a multitude of growth curves, and then selects the single curve which best ... -
An organic matter and nitrogen dynamics model for the ecological analysis of integrated aquaculture/agriculture systems: II model evaluation and application
(2002)Type: Journal ArticleThe performance of a model developed to simulate organic matter and nitrogen dynamics in integrated aquaculture/agriculture systems was evaluated using sensitivity analysis and model verification procedures with data from ... -
An Overview of Fisheries Conflicts in South and Southeast Asia: Recommendations, Challenges and Directions
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleFisheries conflicts are among the persistent problems affecting the security of food, livelihoods and fishing environments crucial to poor fishing communities in developing countries in South and Southeast Asia. Most ... -
An overview of goby-fry fisheries
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleA number of diadromous gobies, notably Sicydium spp. and Sicyopterus spp., support fisheries based on return migrations of postlarvae (fry) to rivers. Most species are tropical, although close relatives occur in Japan. The ... -
An overview of objectives for fisheries management
(1991)Type: Journal ArticleA brief description of modern aims and targets for fisheries management that have been used recently is given. This covers MSY, F<sub>max</sub>, F<sub>msy</sub>,F<sub>0.1</sub>, spawning stock maintenance, buffer stock ... -
An overview of the Fisheries Resource Information System and Tools (FiRST) version 2001: a database management system for storing and analyzing trawl survey data
(2003)Type: Conference ProceedingsDemersal trawl surveys have been used for assessments of fisheries potential and monitoring the status of fish stocks in many countries in South and Southeast Asia. This paper presents the development of a database system, ... -
An overview of the involvement of women in fisheries activities in Oceania
(2002)Type: Conference PaperIn the Pacific Islands, an estimation of 70 to 80% of the catch from inshore fisheries is used for subsistence purposes. It is uncertain what percentage of that is taken by women, although a recent study in Samoa found ... -
An overview of the Philippine marine aquarium fish industry
(1997)Type: Conference ProceedingsThe Philippine marine aquarium fish industry utilizes 386 species of coral reef fishes belonging to 79 families. Information on the number coral reef fish species utilized, was gathered from export lists and from surveys ... -
An overview of the socioeconomic status of fisheries in Malaysia
(2003)Type: Book ChapterFish production in Malaysia increased steadily at 4.5% per annum from 801 000 t in 1985 to 1 280 906 t in 1997. Most of the production was contributed by marine capture fisheries, amounting to 1 168 973 t (91% of total ... -
Analyse des facteurs et la vulnérabilité au VIH/SIDA des pêcheurs et des femmes commerçantes de poissons dans les camps de pêche dans la région de Kasenga-Luapula-Moero, Province du Katanga. République Démocratique du Congo
(2009)Type: ReportThis report present the matrix and foundation of the study conducted in Katanga, based on the assumption that communities of fishermen in the Kasenga – Luapula – Moero area are vulnerable to HIV/AIDS due to a mix of several ... -
Analysis of aquaculture investments in periurban Yaounde, Cameroon
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleTo better understand the key components of aquaculture production in periurban Africa, the farming systems and profitability of five semi-intensive fish culture investments within 35 km of the centre of Yaoundé, Cameroon ... -
Analysis of bio-resource utilization in integrated agriculture-aquaculture farming systems in Zomba District, Southern Malawi
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleA bio-resource flow analysis using participatory resource mapping was conducted in Chingale Area, west of Zomba District in southern Malawi. The analysis was aimed at providing the basis for designing an integrated ...
