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Conservation of the Nilgiri rainbow trout in India
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleRainbow trout is one of the important exotic species that is well established in the upland waters of India. This paper presents the historical background of its introduction and the present status of the fish in the streams ... -
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 ... -
Impact of the introduction of apple snails and their control in Japan
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleThe apple snail, Pomacea canaliculata, was imported into Japan and cultured extensively for food in the early 1980s. Not long after, escaped or discarded snails became feral and started feeding on rice seedlings and other ... -
The coelacanth in FishBase
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleThe recent discovery of a coelacanth (Latimeria) population in Indonesia has renewed interest in this living fossil. Until this discovery, the coelacanth was thought to occur only in the Comoro archipelago. Recent studies ... -
Length-weight relationship of fishes from Yemen waters (Gulf of Aden and Red Sea)
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleThe data for this study were gathered between 1993 and 1996 on board commercial trawlers from Somalia, China and Yemen and also from the research vessel Ibn Magid belonging to the Marine Science and Resources Research ... -
Preliminary observation on culture of Penaeus monodon in low-saline waters
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleThe feasibility of semi-intensive culture of Penaeus monodon in low saline environment was investigated by comparing the growth and production in low (0.16-6.52 ppt) and high (4.60-19.42 ppt) saline areas at two stocking ... -
ICLARM Strategic Plan 2000-2020
(1999)Type: ReportWhere the previous Strategic Plan was strongly fisheries-oriented, our scope of work today has broadened and has been influenced by equity, sustainability and efficiency considerations. With this Strategic Plan, ICLARM - ... -
Medium term plan 2000 - 2002
(1999)Type: ReportThe International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) presents its Medium Term Plan (MTP) for 2000-2002 for the consideration by TAC and members of the CGIAR. The Plan has been developed in a period ... -
An overview of goby-fry fisheries
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleA number of diadromous gobies, notably Sicydium spp. and Sicyopterus spp., support fisheries based on return migrations of postlarvae (fry) to rivers. Most species are tropical, although close relatives occur in Japan. The ... -
Reducing the costs of restocking giant clams in Solomon Islands
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleOn many corals reefs in the Indo-Pacific, the larger species of giant clams (Tridacnidae) have either been eliminated or fished down to the point where the external fertilization of gametes is improbable. In the mid 1980s, ... -
The introduction of exotic fish in Sri Lanka with special reference to tilapia
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleIntroductions of exotic finfish between 1948 and 1953 are reported in this paper, with a brief reference to earlier and later introductions. Exotic fish were introduced principally to develop the potential for aquaculture ... -
Management of fisheries, coastal resources and the coastal environment in Bangladesh: legal and institutional perspectives
(1999)Type: Working PaperThis working paper is a profile analysis of the legal, institutional, and policy mechanisms of Bangladesh in its management of fisheries and coastal resources. This is one of the major outputs of the project entitled ... -
Developing aquaculture of Small Native Species (SNS) in Bangladesh: village level agroecological change and the availability of SNS
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleSmall native species (SNS) of fish are important source of protein and income for rural people in Bangladesh. A rapid rural appraisal study was carried out to explore the recent changes in the availability of SNS in relation ... -
Socioeconomic characteristics of payang seine (lampara) and driftnet fisheries in West Sumatra, Indonesia
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleA proportionate random sample survey of 10 percent of the driftnet and Payang seine fishers in West Sumatra was carried out in 1998. A total of 45 driftnet and 66 lampara fishers were interviewed to obtain socioeconomic ... -
Common and private property linkages in the low-land forest fishery farming systems of Cambodia
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleThe majority of the population of north west Cambodia is dependent on subsistence farming foraging systems. Forests, fishery and farming are the main resource bases. The self-sustaining peasant type households draw their ... -
Influence of nutrient source on specific dynamic action of Pearl Spot, Etroplus suratensis (Bloch)
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleThe magnitude of apparent specific dynamic action (SDA), the maximum rate of oxygen consumption and the length of time that the rate of oxygen uptake remained elevated above the prefeeding level were measured in the Pearl ... -
Performance and nature of genetically improved farmed tilapia: a bioeconomic analysis
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleThe International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM), in collaboration with its partner organizations, has developed an improved strain of Nile tilapia (known as the GIFT strain) which shows superior ... -
Shorter immersion times increase yields of the blacklip pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera (Linne.), from spat collectors in Solomon Islands
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleIn Solomon Islands, "spat" (juveniles) of the blacklip pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera, suffer high levels of mortality while on collectors, presumably due to predation by ranellid gastropods, xanthid and portunid ... -
Length-weight relationship of small pelagic fish species of the southeast and South Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleThe length-weight relationship (LWR) parameters of 23 small pelagic fish species (belonging to 13 families) from the south-southeast Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone in 1996 and 1997 are presented. The b values varied ... -
Biodiversity and sustainable use of fish in the coastal zone: proceedings of an international workshop
(2000)Type: Conference ProceedingsA compilation of paper presented in the workshop entitled Biodiversity and Sustainable Use of Fish in the Coastal Zone. The workshop was convened in May 1999 at WRI, to give the project team, invited expert and participants ...
