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Use of a fishery independant index to predict recruitment and catches of the spiny lobster
Type: Journal Article
This paper presents a review of recruitment and catch predictions based on an index of abundance of juveniles and pre-recruits (fishery independent index) in the Cuban lobster fisheries. This methodology can provide ...
Use of genetically improved and alien species for aquaculture and conservation of aquatic biodiversity in Africa
Type: Conference Proceedings
Aquaculture species are being domesticated and improved through genetic enhancement. Despite the benefits of improved fish in terms of increased production, there are risks associated with conservation of biodiversity when ...
Coastal resources management in Indonesia: legal and institutional aspects
Type: Report
This research explores legal and institutional aspects of fisheries and coastal resources management. The analysis is based on the principles of integrated fisheries management which includes seven key management factors: ...
Community-based approaches to marine and coastal resources management in the Philippines: a policy perspective
Type: Book
This is a study undertaken to ascertain the elements and trends at the local and national levels, which define therights and rules that provide the management framework for the implementation of different types of locally ...
Wetlands management in Vietnam: issues and perspectives
Type: Report
The papers included in this volume are drawn from workshops organized by the WorldFish Center in March 1999 and November 2000, which laid the groundwork for the ongoing project, "Legal-Institutional Framework and Economic ...
A call for action to the fish world: a guide to fish-related paragraphs of the plan of implementation of the world summit on sustainable development
It contains tables and a selected verbatim set of the paragraphs and sub paragraphs of the recent Plan of Implementation of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from ...
Combining top-down and bottom-up modelling approaches of land use/ cover change to support public policies: application to sustainable management of natural resources in northern Vietnam
Type: Journal Article
Over recent years, the scientific community has developed different modelling methodologies of land use/cover change (LUCC) depending on their intended use, and also on the scale of investigation, disciplinary background ...
The cost of action: CRM investment in the Philippines
Type: Journal Article
Knowing the cost of investment in coastal resources management (CRM) is important especially in understanding the cost of undertaking one and ascertaining whether the outcomes are worth the money spent. In the Philippines, ...
Wetlands management in Vietnam's Mekong Delta: an overview of the pressures and responses
Type: Report
This paper introduces the characteristics of the Delta and outlines the pressures that are impinging on the sustainability of the Delta's wetlands. Although these pressures are non-linear and interacting, three are considered ...
Facilitating integrated coastal management in Vietnam: final report
Type: Report
Viet Nam's marine and coastal area extends over 1.5 million hectares with an Exclusive Economic Zone of about 1 million square kilometers. It also has 4,000 offshore islands mainly in the Gulf of Tonkin and various important ...