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    • Vision 2050: changement climatique, pêche et aquaculture en Afrique de l’Ouest Du 14 au 16 avril 2010, Dakar, Sénégal 

      Badjeck, M.C.; Katikiro, R.E.; Flitner, M.; Diop, N.; Schwerdtner Máñez, K. (2011)
      Type: Report
      Ce rapport présente les activités et les résultats de l’atelier Vision 2050: Changement climatique, pêche et aquaculture en Afrique de l’Ouest. Les objectifs de l’atelier étaient de discuter les questions critiques et les ...

    • Visioning 

      The WorldFish Center (2010)
      Type: Tool
      Although the precise origins of visioning are unclear, it is a widely used tool for defining stakeholder aspirations and a vision of the future in the context of a development intervention.

    • The Vital Roles of Blue Foods in the Global Food System 

      Leape, J.; Micheli, F.; Tigchelaar, M.; Allison, E.; Basurto, X.; Bennett, A.; Bush, S.R.; Cao, L.; Crona, B.; DeClerck, F.; Fanzo, J.; Gelcich, S.; Gephart, J.; Golden, C.D.; Hicks, C.; Kishore, A.; Koehn, Z.; Little, D.; Naylor, R.L.; Selig, E.R.; Short, R.; Sumaila, U.; Thilsted, S.H.; Troell, M.; Wabnitz, C.C.; Fabrice DeClerck: 0000-0002-3631-8745; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651 (2021)
      Type: Brief
      Blue foods – fish, invertebrates, algae and aquatic plants captured or cultured in freshwater and marine ecosystems – play a central role in food and nutrition security for billions of people and are a cornerstone of the ...

    • The vital roles of blue foods in the global food system 

      Tigchelaar, M.; Leape, J.; Micheli, F.; Allison, E.; Basurto, X.; Bennett, A.; Bush, S.R.; Cao, L.; Cheung, W.W.; Crona, B.; DeClerck, F.; Fanzo, J.; Gelcich, S.; Gephart, J.; Golden, C.D.; Halpern, B.S.; Hicks, C.; Jonell, M.; Kishore, A.; Koehn, Z.; Little, D.; Naylor, R.L.; Phillips, M.J.; Selig, E.R.; Short, R.; Sumaila, U.; Thilsted, S.H.; Troell, M.; Wabnitz, C.C.; Fabrice DeClerck: 0000-0002-3631-8745; Michael John Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651 (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      Blue foods play a central role in food and nutrition security for billions of people and are a cornerstone of the livelihoods, economies, and cultures of many coastal and riparian communities. Blue foods are extraordinarily ...

    • Vital statistics of marine fishes of Vanuatu 

      Pakoa, K. (1998)
      Type: Journal Article
      Vital statistics are presented for 38 marine species of Vanuatu based on previous studies conducted in the area, with parameters describing growth (6 species, 13 sets of parameters), mortality (estimates of M for 6 species), ...

    • Vitamin B-12 status in infancy is positively associated with development and cognitive functioning 5 y later in Nepalese children 

      Kvestad, I.; Hysing, M.; Shrestha, M.; Ulak, M.; Thorne-Lyman, A.L.; Henjum, S.; Ueland, P.M.; Midttun, O.; Fawzi, W.; Chandyo, R.K.; Shrestha, P.S.; Strand, T.A. (2017)
      Type: Journal Article
      Poor vitamin B-12 (cobalamin) status is widespread in South Asia. Insufficient vitamin B-12 status has been linked to poor neurodevelopment in young children. The objective of this paper is to measure the associations ...

    • Vitamin status among breastfed Infants in Bhaktapur, Nepal 

      Ulak, M.; Chandyo, R.K.; Thorne-Lyman, A.L.; Henjum, S.; Ueland, P.M.; Midttun, O.; Shrestha, P.S.; Fawzi, W.W.; Graybill, L.; Strand, T.A. (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      Vitamin deficiencies are known to be common among infants residing in low- and middle-income countries but relatively few studies have assessed several biochemical parameters simultaneously.The purpose of this study was ...

    • Volunteer sports divers: a valuable resource in the management of Bahrain's fisheries 

      Uwate, K.R.; Al-Meshkhas, J. (1999)
      Type: Journal Article
      The Directorate of Fisheries (DOF) of Bahrain has a novel scheme in which the DOF workers cooperate with local sports divers in the management and conservation of their marine resources. This cooperation is mutually ...

    • VPA estimates of fishing mortality and exploited biomass from Sardinella aurita catch-at-length data in eastern Venezuela 

      Mendoza, J.J.; Fréon, P.; Guzmán, R. (1994)
      Type: Journal Article
      In this study, length-frequency data on Spanish sardine (Sardinella aurita) from northeastern Venezuela were analyzed for the period 1967-1989. Average growth parameters for the von Bertalanffy equation were established ...

    • Vulnerabilities in aquatic animal production 

      Chadag, V.; Subasinghe, R.; Delamare-Deboutteville, J.; Phillips, M.J.; Vishnumurthy Mohan Chadag: 0000-0002-2574-284X; Jerome Delamare-Deboutteville: 0000-0003-4169-2456; Michael John Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286 (2019)
      Type: Journal Article
      The role of aquatic animals in global food and nutrition security is increasingly recognised. The global demand for fish is increasing, leading to a need to significantly increase its supply. Securing future fish supplies ...

    • Vulnerability and adaptation of African rural populations to hydro-climate change: experience from fishing communities in the Inner Niger Delta (Mali) 

      Morand, P.; Kodio, A.; Andrew, N.; Sinaba, F.; Lemoalle, J.; Béné, C. (2012)
      Type: Journal Article
      In this paper we examine ways Sahelian floodplain fishers have adapted to the strong environmental variations that have affected the region in the last two decades. We analyse their vulnerability and adaptive capacity in ...

    • Vulnerability and resilience of remote rural communities to shocks and global changes: empirical analysis from Solomon Islands 

      Schwarz, A.M.; Béné, C.; Bennett, G.; Boso, D.; Hilly, Z.; Paul, C.; Posala, R.; Sibiti, S.; Andrew, N. (2011)
      Type: Journal Article
      Successful management of socio-ecological systems not only requires the development and field-testing of robust and measurable indices of vulnerability and resilience but also improved understanding of the contextual factors ...

    • Vulnerability in African small-scale fishing communities 

      Mills, D.; Béné, C.; Ovie, S.; Tafida, A.; Sinaba, F.; Kodio, A.; Russell, A.; Andrew, N.; Morand, P.; Lemoalle, J. (2011)
      Type: Journal Article
      Fishing communities are often recognised as being amongst the poorest in developing countries, and interventions targeted at improving resource status seen as central in the fight against poverty. A series of field assessments ...

    • Vulnerability in inland fishing communities in Africa: lessons learned 

      The WorldFish Center (2010)
      Type: Brief
      A critical first step in understanding vulnerability in inland fishing communities is to move away from classical fishery definitions that consider only the resource and harvest methods and, instead, recognize that fisheries ...

    • Vulnerability of aquaculture in the tropical Pacific to climate change 

      Pickering, T.D.; Ponia, B.; Hair, C.A.; Southgate, P.C.; Poloczanska, E.; Patrona, L.D.; Teitelbaum, A.; Mohan, C.V.; Phillips, M.J.; Bell, J.D.; De Silva, S.; Michael Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286 (2011)
      Type: Book Chapter
      In this chapter, the authors assess the vulnerability of aquaculture in the tropical Pacific to climate change. It begins by summarising recent and potential aquaculture production to set the scene for the sector, and then ...

    • Vulnerability of Cambodian water snakes: initial assessment of the impact of hunting at Tonle Sap Lake 

      Brooks, S.E.; Allison, E.H.; Reynolds, J.D. (2007)
      Type: Journal Article
      This paper documents the emergent snake ‘fishery’ occurring on Tonle Sap Lake where an estimated 6.9 million snakes (mostly homalopsids) are removed annually, representing the world’s largest exploitation of a single snake ...

    • Vulnerability of coastal livelihoods to shrimp farming: Insights from Mozambique 

      Blythe, J.; Flaherty, M.; Murray, G. (2015)
      Type: Journal Article
      Millions of people around the world depend on shrimp aquaculture for their livelihoods. Yet, the phenomenal growth of shrimp farming has often given rise to considerable environmental and social damage. This article examines ...

    • Vulnerability of female fish traders to HIV/AIDS along the fish market chain of the south-eastern arm of Lake Malawi: Analysis report 

      Kambewa, P.; Nagoli, J.; Hüsken, S.M.C. (2009)
      Type: Report
      The objectives of this study were first, to understand the market chain of fish as traded by women in the south-eastern Arm of Lake Malawi, with a specific focus on analyzing how fish is moved from the lake to the wholesale ...

    • Vulnerability of mangroves, seagrasses and intertidal flats in the tropical Pacific to climate change 

      Waycott, M.; McKenzie, L.J.; Mellors, J.E.; Ellison, J.C.; Sheaves, M.T.; Collier, C.; Schwarz, A.M. et al. (2011)
      Type: Book Chapter
      Mangroves and seagrasses are of special interest to coastal fisheries worldwide because of the role they play in providing nursery areas for commonly harvested fish and invertebrates. Although the ecology of fish and ...

    • Vulnerability of national economies to the impacts of climate change on fisheries 

      Allison, E.H.; Perry, A.L.; Badjeck, M.C.; Adger, W.N.; Brown, K.; Conway, D.; Halls, A.S.; Pilling, G.M.; Reynolds, J.D.; Andrew, N.L.; Dulvy, N.K. (2009)
      Type: Journal Article
      Anthropogenic global warming has significantly influenced physical and biological processes at global and regional scales. The observed and anticipated changes in global climate present significant opportunities and ...