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Warning signs unheeded in South Pacific invertebrate trade
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleNearshore marine resources play a significant role in the lives of South Pacific islanders and can be critical to the economies of nations in the region. However, few countries have adequate management controls in place ... -
The fisheries of St. Lucia, West Indies
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleAn overview of the fisheries of St. Lucia using currently available information is presented. The fisheries are entirely artisanal, characterized by relatively simple and inexpensive gears and boats. The 2,100 fishers (who ... -
Video technology applied to the management of Bahrain's marine resources
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleVideo technology has been used as a tool in research for many years. However, its widespread use as a fisheries management tool has been limited due to its relatively high cost. This is changing as video technology becomes ... -
Status and conservation of Reeves shad resources in China
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleAn endangered fish species in China, Reeves shad (Tenualosa reversii), is finding hope of restoration and conservation in aquaculture and induced breeding efforts spearheaded by the Yangtze River Fisheries Management ... -
On modelling and management of capture fisheries: one view
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleSustainability of benefits from capture fisheries has been a concern of fisheries scientists for a long time. The development of fisheries management models reflects the historical debate (from maximum sustainable yield ... -
Transition in the contribution of living aquatic resources to sustainable food security
(1996)Type: Book ChapterThis paper addresses the outlook for living aquatic resources in food security and how research can contribute to improving that outlook where it matters most for the low-income people in the developing world. -
A review of natural resource laws and policies in Indonesia and its prospect for fisheries co-management
(1996)Type: ReportIn the Sixth Five-Year Plan (1994-1999) the Government of Indonesia is starting to decentralize the management of natural resources to lower level authorities. This devolvement of management is seen in the case of forestry ... -
Impact evaluation of community-based coastal resource management projects in the Philippines
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleThe benefits of decentralizing the management of coastal resources to local governments and resource users have long been recognized, but the best systems for coastal resources management depend on many factors. A number ... -
The Third International Symposium on Tilapia in Aquaculture
(1996)Type: Conference ProceedingsTilapias, because of the low cost and relative ease of their production, are a potential food fish staple for many people in tropical countries and a globally traded commodity. This volume of symposium proceedings shows a ... -
Community fisheries management of freshwater lakes in Bangladesh
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleThe Oxbow Lakes Small Scale Fishermen Project in western Bangladesh is primarily a Social Fisheries Project. The project aims at self-management of the Oxbow lakes fishing and fish farming by members of the local communities ... -
The small pelagic Rastrineobola argentea: successful survivor in Lake Victoria
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleThe small cyprinid dagaa (Rastreneobola argentea) is the only indigenous species from Lake Victoria which still supports an important fishery after the population boom of the introduced Nile perch (Lates niloticus), while ... -
Food consumption/biomass ratios of the pelagic fish community of Lake Malawi/Niassa
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleAn empirical model relating food requirements to morphometric indices of metabolic rate was used to calculate consumption/biomass ratios (Q/B) for 16 species of fish that make the pelagic fish community in Lake Malawi/Niassa. ... -
Socioeconomic aspects of artisanal fisheries in Asia
(1996)Type: Book ChapterThe fisheries sector provides a valuable source of food protein and is one of the primary sources of livelihood and employment in Asian countries. However, it is also within the fisheries sector where extreme poverty ... -
Multiple haemoglobins in three tilapiine species of the genus Oreochromis and in eight strains of O. niloticus
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleAmong three tilapiine species, Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner), O. mossambicus (Peters) and O. niloticus (L.), fifteen banding positions of haemoglobin were resolved using citric acid-aminopropylmorpholine pH 7.0 buffer. ... -
Length-weight relationships of the mudskipper Periopthalmus barbarus in the Imo River estuary, Nigeria
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleThe length-weight relationships, by sexes, and combined, and monthly condition factors of the mudskipper Periaphthalmus barbarus are presented, based on 1 079 specimens ranging from 1.6 to 15.6 cm (TL) sampled from April ... -
The Marine Stewardship Council: new hope for marine fisheries
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleTo help reverse the downward trends for the world's marine fish stocks, the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Aglo-Dutch Unilever have jointly formed the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), an independent, non-profit, ... -
Abundance and size frequency distributions of invertebrates, and the nature of habitats, prior to declaration of the marine conservation area
(1996)Type: ReportWith the assistance of The Nature Conservancy, local fishermen implemented a total closure on fishing of commercially important invertebrates for three years around much of the coastline of two islands within an MCA of 83 ... -
Research initiatives on fisheries co-management in Central and Southern Africa
(1996)Type: ReportAs part of their collaboration on a world wide research project on fisheries co-management (1995-1999), the Institute o Fisheries Management and Coastal Community Development (IFM-CCD) at the North Sea Centre (NSC) Denmark ... -
Growth of spiny lobster (Panulirus penicillatus) caught off San Vicente, Cagayan, Philippines
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleEstimates of growth parameters for male and female Panulirus penicillatus caught in coral reef areas off San Vicente, Cagayan, Philippines are presented. Length-weight relationship parameters are also given. The results ... -
Length-weight relationships of fishes from tributaries of the Volta River, Ghana: Part II and Conclusion
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleSlopes and intercepts of length-weight relationships obtained from 37 populations from the rivers Oti, Pru and Black Volta in Ghana were compared using a one way analysis of covariance with fixed effects. Although no ...
