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    • The black box of power in polycentric environmental governance 

      Morrison, T.H.; Adger, W.N.; Brown, K.; Lemos, M.C.; Huitema, D.; Phelps, J.; Evans, L.; Cohen, P.; Song, A.M.; Turner, R.; Quinn, T.; Hughes, T.P.; Philippa Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943 (2019)
      Type: Journal Article
      Failure to address unsustainable global change is often attributed to failures in conventional environmental governance. Polycentric environmental governance—the popular alternative—involves many centres of authority ...

    • The Blue revolution in Asia: Upgrading and governance in aquaculture value chains 

      Ponte, S.; Kelling, I.; Jespersen, K.S.; Kruijssen, F. (2014)
      Type: Journal Article
      In this article, the authors examine the upgrading trajectories of selected aquaculture value chains in four Asian countries and the links between upgrading and three factors of value chain governance: coordination mechanisms; ...

    • The Cape Town Call to Action: Sustainable aquaculture development on the African continent - the African Aquaculture Policy Day, World Aquaculture Conference, 30 June 2017 

      WorldFish (2017)
      Type: Other
      The African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), the East African Community Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization (EAC-LVFO), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), the ...

    • The capture and culture of postlarval coral reef fish: potential for new artisanal fisheries 

      Bell, J.; Doherty, P.; Hair, C. (1999)
      Type: Journal Article
      This article summarises the reasons why the removal of postlarval coral reef fish should be sustainable and identify those conditions that may require restrictions to fishing for postlarvae. The authors also outline why ...

    • The Caribbean Technical Cooperation Network in Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture 

      Chakallal, B. (1987)
      Type: Journal Article
      Fisheries and Aquaculture Network in the Latin American region and to prepare a work program to facilitate forward planning and to seek financial assistance to implement activities within the framework of the Network

    • The case of rice-fish farmer Mang Isko from Dasmarifias, Cavite, Philippines 

      Fermin, F.V.; Bimbao, M.A.P.; Dalsgaard, J.P.T. (2001)
      Type: Report
      This primer aims to give decisionmakers in governmental and non-governmental organizations and in other organizations concerned with agriculture and rural development an overview and a basis for understanding the principles ...

    • The challenge of HIV/AIDS in the fisheries sector in developing countries 

      Heck, S.; Holvoet, K. (2009)
      Type: Book Chapter
      People in the fisheries sector in developing countries are among those at highest risk to HIV and AIDS. Global data suggest that fisherfolk, including fishers, their families, fish processors and traders, are among high ...

    • The Chambo restoration strategic plan 

      Banda, M; Jamu, D.; Njaya, F.; Makuliwa, M.; Maluwa, A. (eds.) (2005)
      Type: Conference Proceedings
      The Chambo (Oreochromis karongae, O. squamipinnis and O. lidole) fisheries are essential to the food security of the majority of Malawians and a lifeline for rural and urban economies. The chambo fisheries, however, have ...

    • The characteristics and status of pond aquaculture in Bangladesh 

      Belton, B.; Azad, A. (2012)
      Type: Journal Article
      Very rapid developments are widely believed to have occurred within Bangladesh's aquaculture sector in recent years, but have yet to be adequately documented. This paper addresses the information gap based on a comprehensive ...

    • The climate and eastern ocean systems project 

      Bakun, A.; Christensen, V.; Curtis, C.; Cury, P.; Durand, M.H.; Husby, D.; Mendelssohn, R.; Mendo, J.; Parrish, R.; Pauly, D.; Roy, C. (1992)
      Type: Journal Article
      A brief description of the NMFS/ORSTOM/ILCARM climate and Eastern Ocean systems (CEOS) project is given. CEOS will study the four major eastern boundary current regions (Peru/Chile, California, Northwest and Southwest ...

    • The coastal environmental profile of Ban Don Bay and Phangnga Bay, Thailand 

      Paw, J.N.; Bunpapong, S.; White, A.T.; Sadorra, M.S.M. (eds.) (1988)
      Type: Report
      The coastal zone of Thailand with a 2,600-km coastline is very rich in natural resources which include fisheries, coral reefs, mangrove forests, beaches and mineral deposits. Over the past decade, rapid increases in ...

    • The coastal environmental profile of Brunei Darussalam: resource assessment and management issues 

      Chua, T.E.; Chou, L.M.; Sadorra, M.S.M. (eds.) (1987)
      Type: Report
      The marine environment and productive ecosystems, such as mangroves and coral reefs, are important to the marine fisheries industry of Brunei Darussalam. This volume contains 9 chapters and its purposes is to s to present, ...

    • The coastal environmental profile of Lingayen Gulf, Philippines 

      McManus, L.T.; Chua, T.E. (eds.) (1990)
      Type: Report
      The coastal environmental profile of Lingayen Gulf, Philippines answers the objectives of the six-year Association of Southeast Asian NationsIUnited States Coastal Resources Management Project (ASEANIUS CRMP) (Philippine ...

    • The coastal environmental profile of Segara Anakan-Cilacap, South Java, Indonesia 

      White, A.T.; Martosubroto, P.; Sadorra, M.S.M. (eds.) (1989)
      Type: Report
      The profile is based on data obtained from a study conducted by Bogor Agricultural University to obtain basic ecological information regarding Segara Anakan from which resource management alternatives could be derived. It ...

    • The coastal environmental profile of Singapore 

      Chia, L.S.; Habibullah, K.; Chou, L.M. (1988)
      Type: Report
      The Coastal Environmental Profile of Singapore is intended to serve the following purposes: 1)To provide policymakers and researchers with a ready source of information, including a detailed listing of source materials; ...

    • The coastal environmental profile of South Johore, Malaysia 

      ASEAN/United States Coastal Resources Management Project (1991)
      Type: Report
      This profile provides baseline data on all aspects of South Johore's coastal environment as a tool for planners in designing an integrated coastal area management (CAM) plan. It contains 12 chapters which provide background ...

    • The coastal resources management plan for South Johore, Malaysia 

      Malaysian Coastal Resources Study Team (1992)
      Type: Report
      An executive summary of the basic issues and problems in coastal resources management (CRM), and of thegeneral recommendations for the improvement of overall planning and management for South Johore, Malaysia, is included ...

    • The coastal resources of Brunei Darussalam: status, utilization and management 

      Silvestre, G.; Matdanan, H.J.H.; Sharifuddin, P.H.Y.; Silva, M.W.R.N. de; Chua, T.E. (eds.) (1992)
      Type: Conference Proceedings
      The coastal zones of most nations in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are subjected to increasing population and economic pressures manifested by a variety of coastal activities, notably, fishing, coastal ...

    • The coelacanth in FishBase 

      Reyes, R.B., Jr. (1999)
      Type: Journal Article
      The recent discovery of a coelacanth (Latimeria) population in Indonesia has renewed interest in this living fossil. Until this discovery, the coelacanth was thought to occur only in the Comoro archipelago. Recent studies ...

    • The commercial fishery of the middle Nyong River, Cameroon: productivity and environmental threats 

      Brummett, R.; Nguenga, D.; Tiotsop, F.; Abina, J.C. (2010)
      Type: Journal Article
      Fishing methods, catches, fish species diversity, water quality and diets were examined in the middle Nyong River basin of south-central Cameroon over five years. Out of 79 indigenous species from the upper and middle Nyong ...