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Potential effects of dams on migratory fish in the Mekong river: lessons from Salmon in the Fraser and Columbia rivers
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleWe compared the effects of water resource development on migratory fish in two North American rivers using a descriptive approach based on four highlevel indicators: (1) trends in abundance of Pacific salmon, (2) reliance ... -
Potential for the development of aquaculture in Africa
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleAquaculture production in Africa has remained low despite the huge potential that exists on the continent. In order for this potential to be realized, it is necessary to refocus the direction of aquaculture development. ... -
Potential for transformation
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleIn April 2016, at the Pyin Oo Lwin workshop, Myanmar's leading institutions, researchers and practitioners in fisheries and aquaculture came together with international experts to support the new government in finding the ... -
Potential of genetics for aquaculture development in Africa
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleAquaculture in Africa is fairly insignificant by world standards and accounts for a mere 0.4 per cent of global aquaculture production. The application of genetics can play an important role in efforts to increase aquaculture ... -
Potential of grouper hybrid (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus x E. polyphekadion) for aquaculture
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleThe marine grouper species are considered high value food fish in several countries. However, controlled breeding and hatchery production of grouper fingerlings for commercial farming is still in its infancy. Investigations ... -
Potential risk factors associated with tilapia mortality in Egypt
(2019)Type: Conference PaperThe objective of this study was to identify potential risk factors associated with tilapia mortality in the largest producer governorates in order to conclude strategies for their control. -
Potentials for different models for freshwater aquaculture development in the Red River Delta (Vietnam) using GIS analysis
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleThis study was an attempt to apply land-based GIS analysis for freshwater aquaculture planning in the Red River Delta of Vietnam. It was based on diverse data sources in order to help decision makers at the site and also ... -
Poverty alleviation and women’s empowerment through aquaculture: an experience from Nepal
(2013)Type: Book ChapterAn adaptive research project carried out involving women members of ethnic Tharu, Darai, Bote and Gurung communities in Chitwan and Nawalparasi districts in Nepal between 2000 and 2007 evaluated the role of a farm pond in ... -
Poverty reduction as a means to enhance resilience in small-scale fisheries
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter examines the multiple dimensions of poverty and related 'state of being' such as vulnerability and social exclusion, with reference to several important aspects of vulnerability, including gender, climate ... -
Power struggle, dispute and alliance over local resources: analyzing 'democratic' decentralization of natural resources through the lenses of Africa inland fisheries
(2009)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper is based on a global review of fisheries decentralization programs (co-management) in sub-Saharan Africa. Partly challenging the current narrative, but in line with experience in other sectors (e.g., forestry), ... -
Practical training manual: Tilapia breeding and all-male fry production
(2020)Type: ManualThis is an updated second version of an English language training manual which details how to breed tilapia in synchronous batches and to produce all-male tilapia seed. -
Practical training manual: Tilapia breeding and all-male fry production (Burmese Version)
(2020)Type: ManualThis is an updated second version of an Myanmar language training manual which details how to breed tilapia in synchronous batches and to produce all-male tilapia seed. -
Prawn postlarvae fishing in coastal Bangladesh: challenges for sustainable livelihoods
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleFishing for prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) postlarvae is a major contributor to the livelihoods of the coastal poor in Bangladesh, including women. A study of coastal livelihoods along the lower Pasur River in southwest ... -
Pre Stocking Management Festoon
(2022)Type: PosterThis festoon is developed for LSPs to facilitate Farmers' training. -
Pre-calculated LCI systems with uncertainties cannot be used in comparative LCA
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleLetter to the editor: A recent paper by Qin and Suh (2016) provides an interesting test of the assumption of lognormally distributed life cycle inventory (LCI) results. We appreciate the importance of this work, and ... -
Pre-existing fisheries management systems in Indonesia, focusing on Lombok and Maluku
(2010)Type: Book ChapterIn Indonesia pre-existing systems of fisheries management were delegitimized during the 'New Order Era' (1966–1998), and revived after the 'Reform Era' began, in 1998. Three such systems are examined; the awig–awig and ... -
Pre-Stocking Festoon (Revised)
(2021)Type: Training MaterialThis training tool covered the content of pond preparation. It is a pictorial material with the key information about the different steps of pond preparation for aquaculture. It will be used in pre stocking management ... -
Predicted vitamin D status in mid-pregnancy and child allergic disease
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleVitamin D deficiency in pregnancy may be a risk factor for child allergic disease. However, less is known about disease risk across different levels of vitamin D. This paper aimed to examine the relation between a maternal ... -
Predicting food consumption of fish populations as functions of mortality, food type, morphometrics, temperature and salinity
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleA large data set of relative food-consumption estimates (Q/B) of marine and freshwater fish populations (n = 108 populations, 38 species) is documented and used to derive a predictive model for Q/B, using asymptotic weight, ... -
Predicting self-recruitment in marine populations: biophysical correlates and mechanisms
(2002)Type: Journal ArticleMounting evidence suggests that some populations of benthic marine organisms may be less demographically ‘open’ than previously thought. The degree to which a population receives recruits from local sources versus other ...












