Browsing WorldFish Community by Author "Dugan, P."
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Barriers to aquaculture development as a pathway to poverty alleviation and food security
(2010)Type: Conference PaperThe importance of aquaculture production in developing countries is reviewed briefly. Two sets of barriers to realizing the potential of aquaculture to alleviate poverty and improve food security and nutrition are identified: ... -
Biodiversity, management and utilization of West African fishes
(2004)Type: BookSince 1997, the WorldFish Center (formerly known as ICLARM) currently headquartered in Malaysia, the CSIR-Water Research Institut (WRI) at Accra in Ghana, and the Univerity of Hamburg’s Institut und Zoologisches Museum in ... -
Blue harvest: inland fisheries as an ecosystem service
(2010)Type: ReportGlobal food production has increased greatly in recent years and rural livelihoods are much improved in many regions. Yet, despite this clear progress rural poverty and food insecurity remain deeply entrenched in many ... -
Inland fisheries and aquaculture
(2007)Type: Book ChapterThis review showed that the contributions from inland fisheries and aquaculture in economic and social development are undervalued and warrant integrated water management approach to address the various challenges presented ... -
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 ... -
Managing water for fisheries and aquaculture
(2003)Type: Book ChapterFor the people of Africa. Asia and Latin America the fisheries of inland lakes, rivers and other freshwater ecosystems provide an important source of food and income, and for many these are the principal source of animal ... -
Potential effects of dams on migratory fish in the Mekong river: lessons from Salmon in the Fraser and Columbia rivers
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleWe compared the effects of water resource development on migratory fish in two North American rivers using a descriptive approach based on four highlevel indicators: (1) trends in abundance of Pacific salmon, (2) reliance ... -
Predicting the water requirement of river fisheries.
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper is arranged in two parts. The first summarizes technical issues surrounding such assessments, briefly reviews the water requirements of river fish and fisheries, and examines some of the ways for predicting these ... -
Research in development: the approach of AAS
(2013)Type: Working PaperThe CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) is pursuing a Research in Development approach that emphasizes the importance of embedding research in the development context. Reflecting this emphasis the ... -
The end of the line: who is most at risk from the crisis in global fisheries?
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleThis synopsis praises the film "The end of the line" in bringing attention to fisheries and food crisis faced by the world. However, not enough focus has been placed on African fisheries where food fish is a key component ... -
Using theory of change to achieve impact in AAS
(2013)Type: Working PaperThe CGIAR Strategy and Results Framework sets out four system level outcomes (SLOs), namely: reducing rural poverty, improving food security, improving nutrition and health and sustainable management of natural resources. ... -
Water and fisheries
(2009)Type: Book ChapterThis paper highlights the importance of fisheries and aquaculture in management of the world’s water resources. It underlines the value of these resources and the critical importance of managing water quantity and quality ... -
Water requirements of floodplain rivers and fisheries : existing decision support tools and pathways for development
(2007)Type: ReportThis report comprehensively reviews current environmental flow methodologies and fisheries production models to show that the combination of the DRIFT (Downstream Response to Imposed Flow Transformation) methodology and ...
