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Towards integrated assessment and advice in small-scale fisheries: principles and processes
(2008)Type: ReportThis document presents the principles and processes for integrated assessment and advice in small-scale fisheries. The first chapter discusses failures of conventional assessment and management approaches. Chapter 2 presents ... -
Towards integrated island management: lessons from Lau, Malaita, for the implementation of a national approach to resource management in Solomon Islands: final report
(2011)Type: ReportSolomon Islands has recently developed substantial policy aiming to support inshore fisheries management, conservation, climate change adaptation and ecosystem approaches to resource management. A large body of experience ... -
Towards Ocean Equity
(2020)Type: Working PaperThis paper examines the distribution of the goods and services provided by the ocean, existing inequities and the resulting impacts on the environment, human health, and income distribution now and in the future. The paper ... -
Towards policies for conservation and sustainable use of aquatic genetic resources
(1999)Type: Conference ProceedingsGenetic stock identification is increasingly needed for fisheries management. Genetic technologies are being developed to increase food production from aquaculture and to document and evaluate aquatic species, subspecies ... -
Towards quantification of ecological sustainability in farming systems analysis
(1993)Type: Journal ArticleA tentative list of ecological attributes; diversity, cycling, stability and capacity, is proposed for quantification and ranking of farming systems along a hypothetical scale of increasing ecological sustainability. The ... -
Towards Resilient and Equitable Small-Scale Fisheries. Meeting Summary, 3-5 September 2019, Penang, Malaysia.
(2020)Type: ReportMeeting notes from the multi-stakeholder meeting in Penang, which was attended by more than 40 representatives of environmental NGOs (ENGOs), social justice NGOs, research organizations, intergovernmental organizations, ... -
Towards sustainable development of small-scale fisheries in the Philippines: Experience and lessons learned from eight regional sites
(2012)Type: BriefThe focus of this paper is on the governance of small-scale or municipal fisheries in the Philippines in light of the critical role they play in the livelihoods of coastal communities and in the nation as a whole. The ... -
Towards sustainable development of the coastal resources of Lingayen Gulf, Phlilppines
(1989)Type: Conference ProceedingsThe Lingayen Gulf coastal area, located in the northwestern part of Luzon island, illustrates in microcosm the depletion and degradation problems resulting from unplanned and competing resources utilization in the country. ... -
Towards the index of all known species: The Catalogue of Life, its rationale, design and use
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleThe Catalogue of Life, created by Species 2000 and the Integrated Taxonomic Information System, has the ambitious aim of creating a uniform and validated index of the world’s known species for use as a practical tool in ... -
Towards the maximum profitability of smallholder catfish nurseries: predator defense and feeding-adapted stocking of Clarias gariepinus
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleTo determine how best smallholders could maximize the profitability of their catfish hatcheries, the cost/benefit analyses of using fences, hapas and bird nets to exclude predators; as well as over-stocking to create food ... -
Tracking nutrient flows in a multi-enterprise farming systems with a mass-balance model (ECOPATH)
(1997)Type: Book ChapterWhether grown for sale or for on-farm consumption, vegetables and other crops are often managed as stand-alone, monoculture enterprises. Integrated farming can help improve the nutrient output-input balance sheet and ... -
Tracking nutrient flows in a multi-enterprise farming systems with a mass-balance model (ECOPATH)
(1997)Type: Book ChapterWhether grown for sale or for on-farm consumption, vegetables and other crops are often managed as stand-alone, monoculture enterprises. Integrated farming can help improve the nutrient output-input balance sheet and ... -
Trade matters in the fight against poverty: narratives, perceptions, and (lack of) evidence in the case of fish trade in Africa
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleTwo opposing views exist in the literature on the potential role that international fish trade plays in economic development. While some claim that fish trade has a pro-poor effect, others denounce the negative effect of ... -
Trading-off fish biodiversity, food security, and hydropower in the Mekong River Basin
(2012)Type: Journal ArticleThe Mekong River Basin, site of the biggest inland fishery in the world, is undergoing massive hydropower development. Planned dams will block critical fish migration routes between the river's downstream floodplains and ... -
Traditional beliefs and fisheries management in Oceania
(1987)Type: Journal ArticleAn examination is made of fisheries management in the islands of Oceania, and problems caused by traditional beliefs and custom -
Traditional fisheries and dualism in Indonesia
(1988)Type: Journal ArticleTraditional uses of marine resources and culture systems in Indonesia are largely confined to the shallow-water inshore zones of coastal waters. Cultural beliefs and the part they play in the small-scale fishing activities ... -
Traditional fisheries development in the Philippines
(1979)Type: Journal ArticleDevelopment programmes aimed at raising income levels of the half-million Philippine traditional municipal fishermen have emphasized production-oriented projects designed to up-grade vessels and gear. Review of recent ... -
Traditional fisheries development in the Philippines
(1980)Type: Journal ArticleDevelopment programmes aimed at raising income levels of the half-million Philippine traditional municipal fishermen have emphasized production-oriented projects designed to up-grade vessels and gear. Review of recent ... -
Traditional fisheries of rainforest rivers in the Campo-Ma'an area of Southern Cameroon
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleThis article presents a different type of bushmeat – aquatic bushmeat. The authors describe traditional fisheries in rivers of rainforest ecosystems. The case of the Campo-Ma'an Area of Southern Cameroon is analysed to ... -
Traditional institutions and their role in the contemporary coastal resource management in the Pacific Islands
(1991)Type: Journal ArticleA discussion is presented on the role played by customary marine tenure (CMT) institutions in the regulation of fisheries in the Pacific Ocean Islands. Particular reference is made to the system in operation in Marovo ...
