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Fifty years of reservoir fisheries in Mettur Dam, India: some lessons
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleThe paper outlines briefly the history of the fishery in a dam reservoir in India. The reservoir was very productive in its early years, with support from a seed farm, ice plant, cold storage and regulated entry of fishery. ... -
Fisheries co-management in Africa: Proceedings from a regional workshop on fisheries co-management research
(1998)Type: ReportCo-management as a form of resource management is gaining ground worldwide, so also in fisheries management. Co-management implies that the user-groups participate in the decision-making on how to protect and exploit the ... -
The potential for crop rotation in controlling diseases in shrimp culture
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleThe use of antibiotics and other chemicals in controlling shrimp pathogens become ineffective as the strains grow more resistant to these chemicals. Moreover, the bacterial pathogen (Vibrio harveyi) produced biofilm coating ... -
Ecological input-costs in agricultural production in northwest Kampuchea
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleOn-farm trials were used to evaluate the agro-economic feasibility of growing a second rice crop in Northwest Kampuchea in the dry season, and to calculate the costs and benefits of ecological inputs in agricultural ... -
Marine fisheries, genetic effects and biodiversity
(1998)Type: Journal ArticlePreservation of marine biodiversity deserves serious consideration as almost 65% of the earth's organisms (excluding insects) are marine. There is little knowledge at present on the status of marine biodiversity. However, ... -
A computer software package for assessing and managing risks posed by experiments with genetically modified fish and shellfish
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleAssessment and management of risk is needed for sustainable use of genetically modified aquatic organisms (aquatic GMOs). A computer software package for safely conducting research with genetically modified fish and shellfish ... -
Polyculture of carps in integrated broiler-cum-fishfarming systems
(1998)Type: Book ChapterA study was undertaken to determine fish species combinations that would result in optimum production levels in integrated broiler raising systems. Its objectives were: (i) to evaluate the production potential of fish in ... -
Changes in models of aquatic ecosystems approaching carrying capacity
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleUsing a top-down modeling approach, published mass-balance models of trophic interactions and state variables in the western central Pacific Ocean and the northern Gulf of Mexico shelf were used to explore how large increases ... -
Socioeconomic assessment of freshwater capture fisheries in Cambodia: report on a household survey
(1998)Type: ReportThe findings are presented of a study conducted in Cambodia regarding the people in the village communities along the waters of the Mekong River who depend upon fishing and related activities for the whole or part of their ... -
Mangrove conservation and coastal management in Southeast Asia: what impact on fishery resources?
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper focuses on relationships between mangroves and coastal fish resources. A review of the literature highlights the lack of quantified relationships. We show that mangroves can be considered as a particular case ... -
ICLARM 1998 operational plan
(1998)Type: BookICLARM's current research activities, described in this Operational Plan document, outline what ICLARM and its partners around the world are doing to provide insights and products which will help reverse the trend towards ... -
Making experiment station results more useful to African fish farmers
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleRather than using more or less ideal conditions for setting experimental controls, the use of conditions similar to those likely to be encountered by farmers should produce research results which are realistically achievable ... -
The evolution of body muscle composition of the African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) (Burchell 1822)
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleChanges in body muscle composition of Clarias gariepinus were studied in fish reared from 1.08 g to 383 g mean body weight in a 201-day culture period. Changes in the amount of protein content, dry matter and ash free dry ... -
Diet and feeding ecology of two sizes of Barbodes gonionotus (=Puntius gonionotus) and Oreochromis sp. in ricefields in Bangladesh
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleFish culture experiments were conducted to compare and evaluate the feeding pattern and strategies, daily ration, gastric evacuation rates, dietary breadth, similarity and overlap of silver barb, Barbodes gonionotus, and ... -
A history of fishing with explosives and poisons in Hong Kong waters
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleFishing with explosives is still being practiced aroung Hong Kong. The first legislation against blast fishing was passed in Hong Kong in 1903. Since then, successive legislation has increased the penalties and fines on ... -
Detachment and grading of the tropical sea cucumber sandfish, Holothuria scabra, juveniles from settlement substrates
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleThe International Centre for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) in the Solomon Islands has a 5-year project to develop methods for mass rearing of tropical sea cucumbers for the purpose of enhancing wild stocks ... -
Preliminary studies of locomotion and burrowing by juvenile boring clam, Tridacna crocea
(1998)Type: Journal ArticlePreliminary experiments in Okinawa, Japan, revealed that survival of juvenile Tridacna crocea depends on the size ofthe pit in which it is placed and its locomotory behavior. Juvenile T. crocea, less than 20 mm in shell ... -
Dissemination and evaluation of genetic improved tilapia species in Asia (DEGITA): final report (January 1998)
(1998)Type: ReportThe major objectives of the DEGITA ( Project (Dissemination and Evaluation of Genetically Improved Tilapia Species in Asia) were: 1) to carry out genetic, socio economic and environmental evaluation of the improved tilapia ... -
A low-level geographic information system for coastal zone management with applications to Brunei Darussalam: Part III:: simulation and tracking oil spills
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleB:RUN is a low-level GIS software designed to help formulate options for the management of the coastal zone of Brunei Darussalam. This contribution presents the oil spill simulation module of B:RUN. This simple module, ... -
Policy imperatives for sustainable aquaculture development in Asia: lessons from Bangladesh, the Philippines and Thailand
(1998)Type: Conference PaperThe main objective of this paper is to identify an appropriate policy framework for the development of aquaculture and its contribution to overall economic development. The second section of this paper examines the performance ...
