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The future of fish: issues and trends to 2020
(2003)Type: BrochureWhat is the outlook for fish in a globalizing food economy, and how will trends in the fish sector affect the poor and the environment during the next two decades? A new book from IFPRI and the WorldFish Center, Fish to ... -
Investing in Africa: the WorldFish Center's African strategy in summary
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleAcross much of Africa, freshwater and coastal fisheries provide an important source of food and livelihood for many millions of people. In addition, the aquaculture potential of the continent has only recently begun to be ... -
Stock evaluation and development of a breeding program for common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Karnataka, India: progress of a research project
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleCommon carp (Cyprinus carpio) is the single most important species for aquaculture in the state of Karnataka, India, where it is generally grown in polyculture with Indian major carps. Precocious maturation and unwanted ... -
Socioeconomic and bioeconomic performance of Philippine fisheries in the recent decades
(2003)Type: Book ChapterThe fishing industry in the Philippines was tantamount to a marine capture fishery in the 1950s to 1960s. Aquaculture and inland fishery production were not significant. Only during the 1970s did aquaculture and inland ... -
Trophic model of the coastal fisheries ecosystem in the Gulf of Thailand
(2003)Type: Book ChapterThe biomass of 40 ecological groups, the diet composition of prey and predators, production/biomass (P/B) and consumption/biomass (Q/B) ratios, and catches were used as basic input to parameterize an Ecopath model of the ... -
Excess capacity and sustainable development in Java Sea fisheries
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleExcess capacity and overfishing are problems in the open-access, common-pool fisheries of the Java Sea. Data development analysis is used to estimate excess fishing capacity and the number of vessels to decommission in ... -
Economic valuation and socioeconomics of coral reefs: methodological issues and three case studies
(2003)Type: Book ChapterIn most tropical countries, coral reef ecosystems provide coastal populations with a number of goods and services. However, a variety of anthropogenic practices threatens reef health and therefore jeopardizes the benefits ... -
An approach to estimate the natural mortality rate in fish stocks
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleA simple approach is introduced to estimate the natural mortality rate (M) of fish stocks. The approach is based on the age at maximum cohort biomass, or critical length (L*) concept. The ratio of the critical length to ... -
FishBase species profile: Rhincodon typus (Smith, 1828) whale shark
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleWhale shark as listed in the Fishbase database was described. -
Heavy metal and faecal bacterial contamination of urban lakes in Yaounde, Cameroon
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleThe objective of this study was to measure the concentration of indicator bacteria and heavy metals in fish, mud and water of the two largest urban inland valleys in Yaounde. -
Preliminary analysis of demersal fish assemblages in coastal waters of the Gulf of Thailand
(2003)Type: Book ChapterThe 1995 trawl data of the research vessels Pramong 2 and 9 in the Gulf of Thailand were analyzed using TWINSPAN and DCA. Four main station clusters were identified related to geographic location and depth. Two clusters ... -
Using ReefBase to create customized maps
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleOne of the most popular sections of the ReefBase website is the online GIS that enables users to create an almost unlimited range of maps showing a wide variety of features. A new version of the GIS, offering an even larger ... -
Carp production in Asia: past trends, current status and future prospects
(2003)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter focuses on the status and future of carp production in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. The analysis is largely based on primary data collected through surveys of 2 025 carp fish ... -
Age- or length-based methods of growth estimation. What drives the choice?
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleBased upon a global comparison of over 400 fisheries, the Principal Components Analysis (PCA) methodology was used to identify factors affecting the choice of growth estimation methods. Of the six factors examined, the ... -
Growth, mortality and recruitment of Nile perch Lates niloticus (L. Centropomidae) in the Nyanza Gulf of Lake Victoria: an evaluation update
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleA reassessment of the estimates of growth, mortality and recruitment patterns of Nile Perch, Lates niloticus was made based on data from commercial landings collected during the Catch Assessment Survey Programme. Two sets ... -
Trophic model of the coastal ecosystem in the waters of Bangladesh, Bay of Bangal
(2003)Type: Book ChapterA trophic model of the coastal ecosystem in the waters of Bangladesh, Bay of Bengal (from the shoreline to 150 m depth) is presented. The model consists of 15 ecological groups. The biomasses of the groups (particularly ... -
Valuing Africa's inland fisheries: overview of current methodologies with an emphasis on livelihood analysis
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleWhile Africa’s inland fisheries are widely recognized to be of great importance to local people, accurate and up-to-date information on their value is sparse and its absence is a serious constraint to the formulation of ... -
Local solutions to challenges of West Indian Ocean fisheries development
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleThe West Indian Ocean is rich in biodiversity and marine resources. This paper gives an overview of fisheries development and resource management in the region. There are many shared issues that must be addressed within ... -
Marine fisheries resources of the north coast of Central Java, Indonesia
(2003)Type: Book ChapterA trophic model of the marine fisheries resources of the north coast of Central Java, Indonesia was constructed using the Ecopath with Ecosim software and data from a trawl survey conducted in the area in 1979. The model ... -
Length-weight relationship of fishes from coral reefs along the coastline of Jordan (Gulf of Aqaba)
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleThe parameters a and b of the length-weight relationship of the form W = a.Lb were estimated for 15 fish species caught along the coastline of Jordan in the Gulf of Aqaba. The sampling was carried out between July 1999 and ...
