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Assessment of the fishing effort level in the shrimp fisheries of the central and southern Gulf of California
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleIn view of the concern caused by the declining trend in the annual shrimp yield in the Central Gulf of California, an attempt was made to analyze the fishing effort level exerted upon the shrimp stocks of the blue ... -
Development of sustainable aquaculture project: progress report (1 April 2003 - 30 June 2003)
(2003)Type: ReportThe Development of Sustainable Aquaculture Project (DSAP) was authorized by USAID under the Cooperative Agreement # 388-A-00-00-00068-00 on 28 June 2000. This technical progress report covers activities for the three months ... -
Production and grow-out of the black-lip pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleBlack-lip pearl oysters (Pinctada margaritifera) are widespread throughout the Indo-Pacific region, where they have traditionally been used for food, ornaments, jewellery, tools and fish hooks. However, the major benefits ... -
Outlook for fish to 2020: meeting global demand
(2003)Type: BookThe seemingly inexhaustible oceans have proved to be finite after all. Landings of wild fish have leveled off since the mid-1980s, and many stocks of fish are fished so heavily that their future is threatened. And yet the ... -
Fish to 2020: supply and demand in changing global markets
(2003)Type: ReportUsing a state-of-the art computer model of global supply and demand for food and feed commodities, this book projects the likely changes in the fisheries sector over the next two decades. As prices for most food commodities ... -
Bayfish: a model of environmental factors driving fish production in the lower Mekong basin
(2003)Type: Conference ProceedingsIn tropical floodplain systems local populations are generally highly dependent upon the system’s natural aquatic resources. In such systems the annual fish production depends on a combination of biological and physical ... -
Understanding livelihoods dependent on inland fisheries in Bangladesh and Southeast Asia: final technical report
(2003)Type: ReportThe Department for International Development (DFID) through the Marine Resources Assessment Group (MRAG) has approved the project proposal for the Project Memorandum on “Understanding Livelihoods Dependent on Inland Fisheries ... -
A preliminary study on the feasibility of using fenced brushparks for fish production in Lake Chilwa, Malawi
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleA study to investigate the feasibility of using fenced brushparks for fish ranching in Lake Chilwa was conducted for five months at the Kachulu Harbor. In a water depth of 1.4 m enclosures constructed from bamboo sticks ... -
Land use and cover changes in the Likangala catchment of the Lake Chilwa basin, Malawi: implications for managing a tropical wetland
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleThis study analyses land use and cover changes in the Likangala River catchment of Lake Chilwa, Malawi, an endorheic tropical African lake. It also examines how land use-related physico-chemical and hydrological parameters ... -
Status of the demersal fishery resources of Bangladesh
(2003)Type: Book ChapterThe present study makes use of the fisheries survey data collected during the period 1984 - 87 by the multi-purpose research vessel RV Anusandhani in the waters of Bangladesh, Bay of Bengal. The data consists of twelve ... -
Status and management of the Java sea fisheries
(2003)Type: Book ChapterThe Java Sea is a major fishing ground in Indonesia contributing 31% of the national marine fisheries production. Demersal and small pelagic fishery resources account for most production in the area. During the 1960s and ... -
When fishery rhymes with poverty: a first step beyond the old paradigm on poverty in small-scale fisheries
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleIn this paper, we first look retrospectively at the perceptions embraced by academics, international agencies and practitioners of the relation between fisheries and poverty in developing countries and we try to identify ... -
Managing water for fisheries and aquaculture
(2003)Type: Book ChapterFor the people of Africa. Asia and Latin America the fisheries of inland lakes, rivers and other freshwater ecosystems provide an important source of food and income, and for many these are the principal source of animal ... -
Dr. John Leslie Munro: list of publications and reports
(2003)Type: BookJohn Munro has contributed to the understanding of coral reef fisheries resources, and how to manage them. WorldFish Center produces this list of his published scientific papers and reports, and those currently in preparation, ... -
The politics of regional governance in the Mekong River Basin
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleThe opportunities for the six states that share the Mekong River to benefit directly from its joint management are more limited and the risks to the livelihoods of downstream communities from development schemes more ... -
Aquaculture and society in the new millennium
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleAquaculture as we know it at the beginning of the 21st century is a consolidation of more or less independent experiences. Carvings indicate that the Egyptians were cultivating fish at least 2,500 years ago. The Chinese ... -
Status of demersal fishery resources in the Gulf of Thailand
(2003)Type: Book ChapterData from trawl surveys (1961 - 95) and annual production statistics (1971 - 95) were used to examine the status of demersal fishery resources in the Gulf of Thailand. Analyses were focused on biomass trends, population ... -
Status of demersal fishery resources of Malaysia
(2003)Type: Book ChapterResearch trawl surveys have been conducted in four areas of Malaysian waters (west and east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, and waters off the coast of Sarawak and off the west coast of Sabah) since 1970. Selected surveys ... -
Development of three commercial sea cucumbers, Holothuria scabra, H. fuscogilva and Actinopyga mauritiana: larval structure and growth
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleDevelopment of the tropical sea cucumbers Holothuria scabra, H. fuscogilva and Actinopyga mauritiana was investigated. Holothuria scabra developed through the feeding auricularia, the non-feeding doliolaria and the pentactula ... -
Strategic review of the fishery situation in Thailand
(2003)Type: Book ChapterFisheries are an important source of animal protein for most of Thailand’s population, particularly in provinces on or near the coast. Between 1978 and 1997 the per capita consumption of fish averaged 24 kg·capita-1 annually. ...
