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The fisheries of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
Type: Journal Article
A brief review of the main features of the Caribbean fisheries is presented covering the States of Antigua/Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts/Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
On modelling and management of capture fisheries: one view
Type: Journal Article
Sustainability 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 ...
The South China Sea: analyzing fisheries catch data in an ecosystem context
Type: Journal Article
The South China Sea is an important fishing area with an annual harvest of some 5 million tonnes, or 10% of the catches jointly taken by the developing nations of the world. Details are given of a model of the area describing ...
Training in fisheries planning and management: the case of the Southern African Development Community nations
Type: Journal Article
This paper presents an evaluation of the 15-week course on Training in Fisheries Planning and Management being offered at the University of Namibia since 1991. This course includes instruction in fisheries technology, ...
How science serves fisheries management
Type: Journal Article
Roles of science in assisting natural resource management are discussed emphasizing on how science can best serve fisheries and natural resource management objectives.
Redirecting benefits to genuine fishermen: Bangladesh's new fisheries management policy
Type: Journal Article
In 1986 the government of Bangladesh decided to pursue a new fisheries management policy (NFMP) that would allow fishing access only to the genuine fishers with the following main objectives: to free the fishers from ...
The Marine Stewardship Council: new hope for marine fisheries
Type: Journal Article
To 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, ...
Managing fisheries involving predator and prey species
Type: Journal Article
Several management strategies for ecosystems with biological interaction are discussed, including predator removal, predator-prey coexistence, prey exploitation, overexploitation, and introduction of sanctuaries. Some case ...
Marine fisheries of Karnataka State, India
Type: Journal Article
This contribution provides an overview of the marine capture fisheries off the coast of Karnataka State, India. It covers the main fisheries and fishing gears, production trends (by main species /groups and gears), assessment ...
Community management of Mekong River resources in Laos
Type: Journal Article
The Mekong River is one of Asia's greatest rivers. It is the lifeblood of millions of small-scale farmers and fishers in China, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. In the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), ...