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Nachhaltiges fish farming in Asien: potenziale und risiken
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleDie Aquakultur ist in den vergangenen 15 Jahren in Asien erheblich expandiert und liefert fast die Hälfte der weltweiten Fischversorgung von 65 Millionen Tonnen. Eine besondere Bedeutung hat die Aquakultur in Entwicklungsländern ... -
Methods of consensus building for community-based fisheries management in Bangladesh and the Mekong Delta
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleA method of consensus building for management of wetlands and fisheries using a systematic approach to participatory planning and initially developed in Bangladesh is now being applied in both Bangladesh and the Mekong ... -
Development of sustainable aquaculture project: progress report (1 April 2004 - 31 June 2004)
(2004)Type: ReportThe Development of Sustainable Aquaculture Project (DSAP) was authorized and funded by USAID on 28 June 2000. This technical progress report covers activities for the three months of the project, 1 April 2004 through 30 ... -
River fisheries: ecological bases for management and conservation
(2004)Type: ReportLarge rivers and their floodplains support a significant proportion of the world’s biodiversity and provide important goods and ecological services to society, including fisheries. Riverine ecosystems and fisheries are ... -
Use of a fishery independant index to predict recruitment and catches of the spiny lobster
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper presents a review of recruitment and catch predictions based on an index of abundance of juveniles and pre-recruits (fishery independent index) in the Cuban lobster fisheries. This methodology can provide ... -
GIFT improved farmed tilapia
(2004)Type: BrochureA brochure on the GIFT technology research at WorldFish. -
Feasibility of fisheries co-management in Africa
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleThe current, highly centralized approach to fisheries management seems to be incapable of coping with escalating resource depletion and environmental degradation. Co-management has been identified as an alternative. This ... -
Use of genetically improved and alien species for aquaculture and conservation of aquatic biodiversity in Africa
(2004)Type: Conference ProceedingsAquaculture species are being domesticated and improved through genetic enhancement. Despite the benefits of improved fish in terms of increased production, there are risks associated with conservation of biodiversity when ... -
Future research directions in coral reef management
(2004)Type: ReportAt the International Consultative Workshop on Economic Valuation and Policy Priorities for Sustainable Management of Coral Reefs, 10-12 December 2001, Penang, Malaysia, participants were divided into three working groups ... -
Ecolabelling and fisheries management
(2004)Type: BookNational and intergovernmental regulation of fisheries has not prevented many failures of fisheries management around the world. New approaches to improving the environmental sustainability of fisheries have included the ... -
Environmental rights as a matter of survival
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleWhen Ning Savat laid down his arms at the end of Cambodia’s civil war, he returned to what he hoped would be a simple, peaceful life as a fisherman. What he did not know was that he was stepping into one of the country’s ... -
Fish fights over fish rights: managing exit from the fisheries and security implications in Southeast Asia: Philippines case study on conflicts arising from zoning of municipal waters
(2004)Type: ReportThe general goals of the research of this paper are 1. To develop a broad framework for addressing approaches for reducing overcapacity in the fisheries of Southeast Asia; and 2. To examine where conflicts may arise and ... -
Corals, fishermen and tourists
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleTwo major anthropogenic activities that disturb coral reefs are fishing and tourism, even though coral reefs are important for both fishing and tourism. Already more than 60 per cent of all reefs worldwide are endangered. ... -
Tonle Sap pulsing system and fisheries productivity
(2004)Type: ReportCambodian inland fisheries have a remarkably high importance as a source of food and animal protein for the country's population. Cambodian inland fisheries amounted to 360 000 tons in 2002 according to the Department of ... -
The relationship of shell dimensions and shell volume to live weight and soft tissue weight in the mangrove clam, Polymesoda erosa (Solander, 1786) from northern Australia
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleShell dimensions (length, height, width) and shell volume were evaluated as estimators of growth for Polymesoda erosa in northern Australia. Each parameter was a good estimator when applied to live weight (r2 values of ... -
From drawing board to dining table: the success story of the GIFT project
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleAs compared to crops and livestock, the genetic enhancement of fish is in its infancy. While significant progress has been achieved in the genetic improvement of temperate fish such as salmonids, no efforts were made until ... -
Culture of fish in rice fields
(2004)Type: ReportRice is presently grown in 113 countries. Rice farming also offers a suitable environment for the culture of fish and other aquatic organism. This publication synthesizes the available information on the role that aquaculture ... -
Management of restocking and stock enhancement programs: the need for different approaches
(2004)Type: BookAvailability of technology for producing and releasing juveniles in the wild is not all that is required to proceed with programs for restocking (restoring stocks to the point where they can sustain regular harvests) and ... -
Development of sustainable aquaculture project (DSAP): mid-term review report
(2004)Type: ReportDevelopment of Sustainable Aquaculture Project (DSAP) aims at promoting pond and rice field based aquaculture in collaboration with national institutes, NGOs and private sector. The Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute ... -
Length-weight relationships of commercially important marine fishes and shellfishes of the southern coast of Karnataka, India
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleThe parameters of the length-weight relationship of the form W = aLb are presented for 51 species of commercially important marine fishes and shellfishes caught along the southern coast of Karnataka, India. Samples from ...
