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Linking climate change, rice yield, and migration: the Philippine experience
(2013)Type: ReportThis study tests the hypothesis that climate change, through its rice productivity impacts, induces out-migration in the Philippines. Results show that climate change effects such as increasing night time temperature and ... -
Centrostephanus rodgersii
(2013)Type: Book ChapterCentrostephanus rodgersii is ecologically important on southeastern Australian rocky reefs, where its grazing activity results in a mosaic of barrens and macroalgal habitats. The creation, persistence and demise of C. ... -
Improved fisheries management in the Barotse Floodplain of Zambia - An urgent call for action
(2013)Type: BriefAn estimated 70,000 people depend on the resources of the Barotse floodplain for their livelihood, food and nutrition security. However, poor management, increasing fishing pressure and use of destructive fishing gears ... -
Solomon Islands Aquatic Agricultural Systems program design document
(2013)Type: BriefWorldFish is leading the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems together with two other CGIAR Centers; the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and Bioversity. In 2012 and 2013 the AAS Program ... -
Cost-effective methods for accurate determination of sea level rise vulnerability: A Solomon Islands example
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleFor millions of people living along the coastal fringe, sea level rise is perhaps the greatest threat to livelihoods over the coming century. With the refinement and downscaling of global climate models and increasing ... -
Production economics of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) pond culture in El-Fayum Governorate, Egypt
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleEconometric techniques were used to estimate a production function for tilapia pond culture in El-Fayum Governorate, Egypt, utilizing cross-sectional field data. Explanatory variables were feed, initial stocking weight, ... -
Eco-certification of farmed seafood: will it make a difference?
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleEco-certification is widely considered a tool for reducing environmental impacts of aquaculture, but what are the likely environmental outcomes for the world’s fastest growing animal-food production sector? This article ... -
WorldFish incubator: Sustainable aquaculture made possible
(2013)Type: ReportThe Greater Harvest and Economic Returns from Shrimp (GHERS) is an initiative of Poverty Reduction by Increasing the Competitiveness of Enterprises (PRICE) project, funded by USAID. The objective of GHERS was to increase ... -
Fishing gears diversity in Sunamganj, haor region within CBRMP's working area
(2013)Type: ReportThis book is a research output on fishing gears used in the beels from Sunamgan Haor areas under the initiative of the Community Based Resource Management Project (CBRMP) of LGED and WorldFish. It presents a collection of ... -
Participatory Action Research in the CGIAR research program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems
(2013)Type: BriefThe CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) aims over the next six years, to improve the lives of 15 million poor and vulnerable people who depend upon diverse livelihood strategies in aquatic agricultural ... -
Introduction to fish species diversity: Sunamganj haor region with CBRMP's working area
(2013)Type: ReportThis book is a modest attempt at identifying Sunamganj haor fish species, especially in areas falling under the Sunamganj Community Based Resource Management Project (CBRMP). It contains a total of 126 fish species from ... -
Assessing adaptation options for climate change: A guide for coastal communities in the Coral Triangle of the Pacific. 4. Decision-tree and partial cost-benefit analyses
(2013)Type: BrochureThis brochure is part of a series that collectively detail how a community-based assessment of climate change was used in partnership with coastal communities and provincial and national-level stakeholders in Timor-Leste ... -
Community-based marine resource management in Solomon Islands: A facilitators guide. Based on lessons from implementing CBRM with rural coastal communities in Solomon Islands (2005-2013)
(2013)Type: ManualThis guide was developed to document the process and activities that WorldFish staff have used and adapted as facilitators working with communities interested in marine resource management in Solomon Islands. It draws on ... -
Shrimp (Penaeus monodon) farming in the coastal areas of Bangladesh: Challenges and prospects towards sustainable development
(2013)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter mainly presents the history of shrimp aquaculture in Bangladesh and impacts of shrimp farming on rural livelihoods with particular focus on income and dietary consumption, based on literature reviews and ... -
2012 Annual report
(2013)Type: ReportThe CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems is a multi-year research initiative launched in July 2011. It is designed to pursue community-based approaches to agricultural research and development that target ... -
Algal bioproducts derived from suspended solids in intensive land-based aquaculture
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleLand-based aquaculture produces suspended solids in culture pond and settlement pond waters that could be harvested as a bioresource. The first aim of this study is to quantify, characterise, and subsequently harvest the ... -
Relative performance of two Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus) strains in Egypt: The Abbassa selection line and the Kafr El Sheikh commercial strain
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleThe Abbassa selection line (developed by selective breeding) and the Kafr El Sheikh commercial strain (widely used in Egypt), both Oreochromis niloticus, were compared at two stocking densities (two and four fish m-2). ... -
Performance of mono-sex tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in rice field with different ditch size
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleThe effects of ditch size on growth and production of mono-sex tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus in rain fed concurrent rice–fish system were technically and economically evaluated for a period of 4 months. Three different ... -
Economic analysis of climate change adaptation strategies in selected coastal areas in Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam
(2013)Type: ReportThis report is an account of a cross-country study that covered Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines. Covering four sites (one each in Indonesia and Vietnam) and two sites in the Philippines, the study documented the ... -
Fish - more than just another commodity
(2013)Type: BriefThis brief highlights the contribution of wild capture fisheries to nutritional security in fish dependent developing countries. It is intended to stimulate debate around two broad themes: (1) when should the focus of ...
