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    • Who's working on fishing gear design and construction for small-scale fisheries? 

      Vega, M.J.M. (1991)
      Type: Journal Article
      The findings are presented of a search conducted on traditional fishing gear design and construction using the ASFA database (1971-90) and the ICLARM Library and professional staff collections.

    • Who's working on fishpond aeration 

      Kibria, S. (1991)
      Type: Journal Article
      The findings are provided of a literature search conducted on the topic of fishpond aeration, using ASFA for the period 1971-1990 and the ICLARM library and professional staff collection. A total of 97 articles were found. ...

    • Who's working on freshwater cage culture 

      Maclean, J.L. (1986)
      Type: Journal Article
      The results are presented of a computer literature search on freshwater cage culture, using the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts data base during the period 1978-85. Some 39 references were found; details are given ...

    • Who's working on freshwater cage culture? (An update) 

      Vega, M.J.M. (1991)
      Type: Journal Article
      While traditional fishing gear is usually ideal for a region, improvements are always possible. Superior performance synthetic materials have almost universally replaced traditional fishing nets and lines. The development ...

    • Who's working on giant clam culture? 

      Vega, M.J.M. (1990)
      Type: Journal Article
      An examination is made of the literature on giant clam (Tridacna ) culture methods induced spawning, larvae, larval and post-larval rearing and socioeconomics. ASFA and the ICLARM library and professional staff collections ...

    • Who's working on Mugil culture 

      Vega, M.J.M. (1991)
      Type: Journal Article
      The findings are presented of a survey conducted regarding research on Mugil culture; emphasis was given to publications from the tropics and subtropics, particularly from developing regions. The literature search used ...

    • Who's working on reservoir fisheries in developing countries? 

      Vega, M.J.M. (1988)
      Type: Journal Article
      A brief account is given of a review conducted on the literature on capture fisheries and their development in developing country reservoirs. Areas of research covered are detailed and some addresses given of research ...

    • Who's working on tropical fish seed transport? 

      Vega, M.J.M. (1990)
      Type: Journal Article
      An examination is made of the literature on seed stock and live fish transport in the tropics. ASFA and ICLARM library and professional staff collections were used for the search.

    • Why Africa's small-scale fisheries "may not count" 

      Oirere, S.
      Type: News Item/Press Item
      Despite the huge potential of Africa’s small-scale fisheries to boost the region’s food security, ramp up nutritional levels, alleviate poverty, and enhance environmental conservation, decision-makers across the continent ...

    • Why antimicrobial resistance in aquaculture systems matters for the One Health approach 

      Delamare-Deboutteville, J.; Chadag, V.; Jerome Delamare-Deboutteville: 0000-0003-4169-2456; Vishnumurthy Mohan Chadag: 0000-0002-2574-284X (2019)
      Type: Poster
      Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria change and become resistant to antibiotics used to treat the infections they cause. The interconnected nature of agri-food systems means that AMR can spread, posing a ...

    • Why are cluster farmers adopting more aquaculture technologies and practices? The role of trust and interaction within shrimp farmers' networks in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam 

      Joffre, O.M.; de Vries, J.; Klerkx, L.; Poortvliet, M.; Olivier M. Joffre: 0000-0002-7857-5766; Laurens Klerkx: 0000-0002-1664-886X
      Type: Journal Article
      A common avenue to enable adoption of technologies and practices by small-scale producers is by means of farmer clusters. These are achieved by building networks and partnerships between farmers and other actors within the ...

    • Why do fishers fish where they fish? Using the ideal free distribution to understand the behaviour of artisanal reef fishers 

      Abernethy, K.E.; Allison, E.H.; Molloy, P.P.; Côté, I.M. (2007)
      Type: Journal Article
      We used the theory of the ideal free distribution (IFD) as a framework to understand the mechanisms underlying fishing site selection by Anguillian artisanal fishers exploiting shallow-water coral reefs. Contrary to the ...

    • Why marginality persists in a governable fishery: the case of New Zealand 

      Song, A.M.; Bodwitch, H.; Scholtens, J. (2018)
      Type: Journal Article
      This paper examines reproduction of marginality evident in fisheries. Uneven relations are widespread across geography and scale; between distant water fishing nations and coastal developing countries; between fishers on ...

    • Will understanding the ocean lead to “the ocean we want”? 

      Singh, G.G.; Harden-Davies, H.; Allison, E.; Cisneros-Montemayor, A.M.; Swartz, W.; Crosman, K.M.; Ota, Y. (2021)
      Type: Journal Article
      The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030, henceforth the Ocean Decade) aims to galvanize the international community to acquire and apply scientific knowledge of the ocean. The Ocean ...

    • Willingness to pay for conserving Layawan watershed for domestic water supply in Oroquieta City, Philippines 

      Manlosa, A.O.; Briones, N.D.; Alcantara, A.J.; Florece, L.M. (2013)
      Type: Journal Article
      The sustainability of domestic water supply from the Layawan Watershed in Oroquieta City critically depends on past and present conservation activities and the availability of funds from stakeholders such as households, ...

    • A win-win approach: Integrating fish into rice systems in Myanmar 

      Bevitt, K.; Dubois, M.; Akester, M.J.; Cohen, P.J.; Thilsted, S.H.; Mark Dubois: 0000-0002-8092-6465; Michael Joseph Akester: 0000-0001-6526-1613; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651 (2019)
      Type: Poster
      This poster is an overview of integrating fish into rice systems in Myanmar with the objective of increasing agricultural productivity and reducing malnutrition in the country. In Myanmar, integrating fish into irrigation ...

    • Wind energy, hydropower and heat pumps for aquaculture 

      McGuigan, D. (1981)
      Type: Journal Article
      Wind and water power have a significant contribution to make to aquaculture and fish processing. Wind energy can provide mechanical power to operate pumps and aerators and can clso be used to generate electricity. ...

    • Winners and losers in area-based management of a small-scale fishery in the Colombian Pacific 

      López-Angarita, J.; Tilley, A.; Díaz, J.M.; Hawkins, J.P.; Cagua, E.F.; Roberts, C.M.; Alexander Tilley: 0000-0002-6363-0945 (2018)
      Type: Journal Article
      The Pacific coast of Colombia has some of the most extensive mangrove forests in South America. As an isolated region and one of the country's poorest, coastal communities rely on fishing as a main source of animal protein ...

    • Winrock International_Safe Aqua Farming for Economic and Trade Improvement (SAFETI)_Annual Report _October 2020 - June 2021 

      Rahman, M.M.; Rashid, M.U.; Hasan, M.; Chadag, V.; Muhammad Meezanur Rahman: 0000-0002-7305-8292; Mohammad Mamun Ur Rashid: 0000-0002-4385-0211; Vishnumurthy Mohan Chadag: 0000-0002-2574-284X (2021)
      Type: Donor Report
      The objectives of the annual report (October 2020- June 2021) are to describe (a) animal health and (b) fish feed activities during the period.

    • Winrock Safe Aqua Farming for Economic and Trade Improvement (SAFET) Quarterly Progress Report April - June 2020 

      Rahman, M.M.; Debnath, P.P.; Afsana, D.; Chadag, V.; Hasan, M.; Muhammad Meezanur Rahman: 0000-0002-7305-8292; Vishnumurthy Mohan Chadag: 0000-0002-2574-284X
      Type: Donor Report
      Support shrimp and prawn disease investigation work with USDA Winrock funded SAFETI project