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Determination of moulting events in rock lobsters from pleopod clipping
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleRock lobster growth is routinely measured for research to optimise management measures such as size limits and quotas. The process of estimating growth is complicated in crustaceans as growth only occurs when the animal ... -
Lessons from implementing, adapting and sustaining community-based adaptive marine resource management
(2014)Type: BriefCommunity-based marine resource management is recognized by the Government of Solomon Islands as the principle strategy for use in marine conservation and small-scale fisheries management. This strategy is particularly ... -
Supporting gender-inclusive dialogue over natural resource management
(2014)Type: BriefRural households who fail to gain a voice in decisions over the management of shared forests, pasturelands, wetlands and fisheries face heightened risks to their livelihoods, particularly as competition increases between ... -
Asset or liability? Aquaculture in a natural disaster prone area
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the role of aquaculture in improving a familys ability to cope with disasters like cyclones. Small-scale aquaculture is expanding in deltas globally. This work, therefore, seeks to ... -
The contribution of nearshore fish aggregating devices (FADs) to food security and livelihoods in Solomon Islands
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleFish aggregating devices, or FADs, are used widely in developing countries to concentrate pelagic fish, making them easier to catch. Nearshore FADs anchored close to the coast allow access for rural communities, but despite ... -
Annual report 2013/2014
(2014)Type: ReportImproving the productivity of fisheries and aquaculture is vital to reducing hunger and poverty for millions of people in the developing world. Today, fish provides more than one billion poor people with most of their daily ... -
Redistribution of water use and benefits among hydropower affected communities in Lao PDR
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleIn this paper, we assess how resettlement and changes in water access have altered livelihoods of local communities upstream of the Theun Hinboun Expansion Project in Lao PDR. Based on household surveys conducted both ... -
AAS program update April
(2014)Type: NewsletterLatest newsletter on the progress of AAS activities and programs. -
Assessment of agrobiodiversity resources in the Borotse flood plain, Zambia
(2014)Type: Working PaperConcerns about perceived loss of indigenous materials emerged from multiple stakeholders during consultations to plan and design the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems for the Borotse hub in Zambia's ... -
Aquaculture options for alternative livelihoods: Experience from the Agriculture and Nutrition Extension Project in Bangladesh and Nepal
(2014)Type: BriefFollowing two decades of work on aquaculture technologies for smallholder farmers, WorldFish is leading the aquaculture component of the Agriculture and Nutrition Extension Project (ANEP), targeting poor farmers in Bangladesh ... -
Fisheries research using digital tablets in Myanmar
(2014)Type: Book ChapterThe present paper introduces a new method for data gathering using digital tablets in the field. The method is part of a fisheries study aimed at identifying migration patterns and breeding sites of key commercial fish ... -
Fishing for justice: Human rights, development, and fisheries sector reform
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleA review of case law and other documentation of human rights issues in fishing communities highlights forced evictions, detention without trial, child labour, forced labour and unsafe working conditions, and violence and ... -
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Cage-pond integration of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) and Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) with carps
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleCage-pond integration system is a new model for enhancing productivity of pond aquaculture system. A field trial was conducted using African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) and Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in cages ... -
Monitoring and evaluations strategy brief
(2014)Type: BriefThis brief provides an overview of the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system of the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) and describes how the M&E system is designed to support the program to achieve ... -
Marine Protected Areas in the Coral Triangle: Progress, Issues, and Option
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleThe six Coral Triangle countries-Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste-each have evolving systems of marine protected areas (MPAs) at the national and local levels. More than ... -
State of the Coral Triangle Reports
(2014)Type: ReportThese publications, consisting of a Regional State of the Coral Triangle report with six corresponding country-level State of the Coral Triangle reports, identify key issues that decision makers must address if sustainable ... -
Aquaculture and food security, poverty alleviation and nutrition in Ghana: Case study prepared for the Aquaculture for Food Security, Poverty Alleviation and Nutrition project
(2014)Type: ReportThis study provides an overview of the aquaculture sector in Ghana. It assesses the actual and potential contribution of aquaculture to poverty reduction and food security, and identifies enabling conditions for and drivers ... -
Innovations to strengthen aquatic resource governance on Cambodia's Tonle Sap Lake
(2014)Type: ReportCambodia's recent freshwater fishery sector reform, instigated at the top level of government, is one of the country's most significant contemporary policy developments addressing natural resources management and rural ... -
Institutional Profiles from the Tonle Sap Lake Region: Findings from Informant Interviews
(2014)Type: ReportThis report is based on key informant interviews conducted in 6 of the 12 villages in the Tonle Sap Lake Region where the WorldFish-led CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) proposes to work with ...
