Browsing WorldFish Community by Author "Garces, L.R."
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A framework for future training in marine and coastal protected area management
(1998)Type: Conference ProceedingsProceedings of the Workshop on a Framework for Future Training in Marine and Coastal Protected Area Management held in Manila, Philippines, from 3 to 7 November 1997. With funding from the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign ... -
A handbook for rapid appraisal of fisheries management systems: (version 1)
(1996)Type: BookThe Rapid Appraisal of Fisheries Management Systems (RAFMS) is a semistructured research tool designed to quickly document and evaluate the existing local-level fisheries management systems in a given fishing community. ... -
A rapid appraisal approach to evaluation of community-level fisheries management systems: framework and field application at selected coastal fishing villages in the Philippines and Indonesia
(1997)Type: Journal ArticleAmong the recent attempts to use Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA) techniques traditionally employed in agriculture and other terrestrial resource systems is in the evaluation of the coastal and marine fisheries environments. ... -
A trophic model of the coastal fisheries ecosystem off the west coast of Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia
(2003)Type: Book ChapterA mass-balance steady-state trophic model of the coastal fisheries ecosystem off the West Coasts of Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia (10 - 60 m depth) was constructed using the Ecopath software. The ecosystem models were ... -
Addressing small scale fisheries management through Participatory Action Research (PAR), an experience from the Philippines
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper is about the use of Participatory Action Research (PAR) and how it can influence change among stakeholders in small scale fisheries. It is made up of the following sections: an articulation of why the use of ... -
An evaluation of resource overlaps among fishing gears in the coastal fisheries using multivariate techniques
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleSoutheast Asian fisheries such as in San Miguel Bay, Philippines operate in a multi-gear and mixed-species situation. Marine capture fisheries in the Philippines are conventionally sub-divided into municipal (small-scale) ... -
An overview of the Fisheries Resource Information System and Tools (FiRST) version 2001: a database management system for storing and analyzing trawl survey data
(2003)Type: Conference ProceedingsDemersal trawl surveys have been used for assessments of fisheries potential and monitoring the status of fish stocks in many countries in South and Southeast Asia. This paper presents the development of a database system, ... -
Characteristics and performance of fisheries co-management in Asia; Synthesis of knowledge and case studies: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Philippines, and Sri Lanka
(2021)Type: ReportCollaboration between governments, NGOs, and resource custodians, users and beneficiaries is globally recognized as a foundation of fair and effective management of natural resource access and use. These collaborative forms ... -
Coral reef management in Thailand
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleIn Thailand, coral reef destruction is associated with tourism activities and destructive fishing methods. To address the situation, a zonation plan for islands is discussed in this article. -
Decline of demersal coastal fisheries resources in three developing Asian countries
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleWorldwide, there is serious concern about the state of fisheries; yet for Asia, which accounts for half of the global fisheries production, information on the state of fisheries in order to guide management is sparse. In ... -
Diet composition and daily ration estimates of selected trawl-caught fishes in San Miguel Bay, Philippines
(1997)Type: Journal ArticleThe diet composition of fish caught in San Miguel Bay, Philippines, in April and May 1993 was studied. The diets of tiger-tooth croaker (Otolithes ruber), commerson's anchovy (Stolephorus commersonii); and the Indian anchovy ... -
Evaluating the management effectiveness of marine protected areas at seven selected sites in the Philippines
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleFisheries is a vital sector in the Philippine economy, providing a significant source of both domestic and export earnings while meeting essential food security and nutritional requirements. However, marine resources in ... -
Evaluating the management effectiveness of three marine protected areas in the Calamianes Islands, Palawan Province, Philippines: Process, selected results and their implications for planning and management
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleEvaluating the management effectiveness of marine protected areas (MPAs) has been a continuing challenge in marine conservation in the tropics. This paper describes the process involved, the chosen indicators and the ... -
Fisheries in Southeast Asia: challenges and opportunities
(2008)Type: Conference PaperThis chapter highlights the important role of fisheries in providing livelihoods, trade and food security in the Southeast Asian region. It addresses the problem of decreasing fisheries and marine biodiversity and discusses ... -
Fisheries management of San Salvador Island, Philippines: a shared responsibility
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleThe authors discuss how the fisher community and the government shared responsibility over time for regenerating and conserving fishery resources in San Salvador Island, Philippines, and rose above the obstacles associated ... -
Giant freshwater prawn culture: Experiences from on-farm trials in the Philippines
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleThis study explored the viability of giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii, locally known as ulang) culture in six regions in the Philippines. Twelve farmer-cooperators employed ulang monoculture and eight ... -
Key issues in coastal fisheries South and Southeast Asia, outcomes of a regional initiative
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleAsia is an important region in terms of fish trade supplying nearly 60% of global fish production. The region’s coastal fisheries play a critical role in ensuring food security and providing livelihoods, particularly for ... -
Mangrove rehabilitation and coastal resource management: a case study of Cogtong Bay, Philippines
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleThe Cogtong Bay experience represents a bold attempt to pursue a shared responsibility between the government and local residents for rehabilitating coastal resources. Some of the factors that provided the impetus to ... -
Mariculture development and livelihood diversification in the Philippines
(2012)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper aims to evaluate mariculture as sustainable livelihood diversification option for coastal fishers in the Philippines and guide policy development in this direction. Mariculture in the Philippines refers to the ... -
Operationalizing the ecosystem approach to small-scale fisheries Management in the Philippines: The Iligan Bay Alliance of Misamis Occidental
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper describes the application of the participatory diagnosis and adaptive management (PDAM) framework to analyze the governance of small-scale fisheries and the potential for adopting the Ecosystem Approach to ...
