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The fisheries of Lake Qarum, Egypt
(1980)Type: Journal ArticleAn account of the fisheries in the Lake Qarun, Egypt is described in this article. As the salinity of the water increased through the years, Lake Qarun experienced significant ecological effects on its fauna and flora. The ... -
The fisheries of St. Lucia, West Indies
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleAn overview of the fisheries of St. Lucia using currently available information is presented. The fisheries are entirely artisanal, characterized by relatively simple and inexpensive gears and boats. The 2,100 fishers (who ... -
The fisheries of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleA brief review of the main features of the Caribbean fisheries is presented covering the States of Antigua/Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts/Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. -
The fisheries of Zanzibar: potential for new investments
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleZanzibar, one of the poorest areas of sub-Saharan Africa, has a good potential for foreign investment in offshore (EEZ) marine capture fisheries, in aquaculture and in fi sheries infrastructure. Zanzibar’s fisheries resources ... -
The fishery and biology of Penaeus canaliculatus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Penaeidae) in Laucala Bay, Republic of Fiji
(1988)Type: Journal ArticlePenaeids play an important role in the subsistence fishery conducted by residents of Suva in Laucala Bay, Fiji. Penaeus canaliculatus is the most abundant of the 6 species that occur. A brief account is given of the fishery ... -
The fishes and their ecology
(1982)Type: ReportAn annotated list of 188 species of fishes recorded from San Miguel Bay, Philippines is presented. Of these, 48% are euryhaline marine species. The most abundant fishes belong to marine species whose representatives are ... -
The forgotten service: food as an ecosystem service from estuarine and coastal zones
(2012)Type: Book ChapterIn this chapter, we review in detail the existing body of literature and knowledge related to the provision of food in estuaries and coastal zones. Both aquatic and terrestrial commodities are considered. The chapter ... -
The future for fish in the food and livelihoods of the poor in Asia
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleThis article is based on the study, “Strategies and Options for Increasing and Sustaining Benefi ts from Fisheries and Aquaculture Production to Benefi t Poor Households in Asia”, carried out under ADB-RETA 5945, and ... -
The future is now: how scenarios can help Senegalese and Mauritanian fisheries adapt to climate change
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleLocalized changes in the productivity of marine and inland waters induced by climate change will pose new challenges to the fishery and the aquaculture sectors in West Africa. However, climate change does not occur in ... -
The future of fish: issues and trends to 2020
(2003)Type: BrochureWhat is the outlook for fish in a globalizing food economy, and how will trends in the fish sector affect the poor and the environment during the next two decades? A new book from IFPRI and the WorldFish Center, Fish to ... -
The GCRMN - coordinating coral reef monitoring efforts for effective management
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleThe Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) is an operational unit of the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), established in 1995 and maintained by the Australian Institute of Marine Science(AIMS). The main ... -
The general von Bertalanffy growth function: possible use in the Beverton and Holt model
(1985)Type: Journal ArticleUsing the concept of generalized Von Bertalanffy growth formula developed by Pauly and Gasch? tz, we tried to integrate the basic equation of Beverton and Holt and to check on changes in the quantitative evaluation of ... -
The Genetic Improvement of Farmed Tilapias (GIFT) project: the story so far
(1991)Type: Journal ArticleThis issue of Naga features three articles about a project on the Genetic Improvement of Farmed Tilapias (GIFT) and a related article on the trend to genetic deterioration in some carp hatcheries. The first is on the genesis ... -
The gleaners of northwest Lingayen Gulf, Philippines
(1989)Type: Journal ArticleAn account is given of gleaning activities conducted by the women in the reef flats of Bolinao and Anda, northwest Lingayen Gulf, in the Philippines in order to supplement the dwindling fishing catches of their menfolk and ... -
The good, the bad and the ugly: discourse, policy controversies and the role of science in the politics of shrimp farming development.
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleThis article revisits through a policy analysis the ongoing debate on shrimp farming aquaculture. It describes the changes in policy orientations that have takenplace in recent years, and tries to relate them to the advocacy ... -
The good, the bad, and the ugly: a critical look at species and their institutions from a user's perspective
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleOver the past eight years my colleagues and I have been involved in a major project to make key information on fishes available to users, especially in developing countries. There are about 25 000 species of fishes in the ... -
The growth of fisheries literature
(1988)Type: Journal ArticleAn examination is made of literature in the field of fisheries, discussing patterns of growth and examining therecent increase in new journals. -
The half-lives of biological activity of some pesticides in water
(2001)Type: Journal ArticleIn the absence of analytical methods, the half-lives of biological activity of pesticides can be estimated by bioassays. To determine the half-lives of biological acivity of pesticides to fish, static bioassays were conducted ... -
The ICLARM -IFDR multidisciplinary study of small-scale fisheries of San Miguel Bay, Philippines
(1980)Type: Journal ArticleRecent attempts to improve the income levels of municipal fishermen in the Philippines have included a veriety offinancing schemes, the formation of associations and cooperatives and extension work by the Bureau of ... -
The ICLARM Fisheries Social Science Research Network
(1983)Type: Journal ArticleRecently, the parallel interests of ICLARM and the International Develop¬ment Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada came together in a joint decision to set up and fund the Fisheries Social Science Research Network. Both ICLARM ...
