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Predicting vulnerability to management changes in data-limited, small-scale fisheries
Type: Journal Article
It is estimated that more than 200 million people worldwide depend on small-scale fisheries for their livelihood, driving the need for fisheries reform to develop effective, local-level governance systems to protect food ...
Life cycle and biological parameters of several Brazilian Amazon fish species
Type: Journal Article
This contribution summarizes knowledge on the biology (population dynamics, reproduction, ecology) of 25 fish species from the Lower Amazon, Brazil, based on data from a Brazilian-German field project (IARA) and a review ...
Growth, reproduction and mortality of the sea hare Dolabella auricularia (Gastropoda: Aplysiidae) in the Central Visayas, Philippines
Type: Journal Article
The growth parameters W infinity and K of the von Bertalanffy growth equation were estimated from size-frequency data of the sea hare D. auricularia using an objective, computer-based method. The results obtained from two ...
How to achieve high fish yields in tropical lakes and reservoirs
Type: Journal Article
Fish yields in tropical lakes and reservoirs vary greatly; the importance of fish composition as a factor affecting productivity is discussed, examining the fish composition in tropical standing waters worldwide. Raising fish ...
Institutional innovations in fisheries co-management
Type: Report
The chapter discusses the SELP (Sustainable Fisheries Livelihoods Programme)'s co-management experiences-both in inland water areas in West Africa and on the Atlantic coast, and underlies the importances of addessing social ...
Status and management of the sea cucumber fishery of La Grande Terre, New Caledonia. Programme ZoNéCo
Type: Working Paper
From October 2006 to May 2008, The WorldFish Center coordinated a ZoNéCo project to provide support to the Southern and Northern Provinces for decisions about how best to manage the sea cucumber fishery around La Grande ...
Better management practices manual for smallholders farming tilapia in pond-based systems in Zambia
Type: Manual
Better Management Practices (BMPs) for small-holder farming tilapia (GIFT) in pond-based systems in Zambia were developed based on learning from farmers’ field schools (FFSs) and demonstration ponds, including empirical ...
Review of social science literature on risk and vulnerability to HIV/AIDS in fishing communities in Sub-Saharan Africa
Type: Report
The WorldFish Center and FAO are implementing a regional programme entitled "Fisheries and HIV/AIDS in Africa; investing in sustainable solutions", funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) ...
Traditional management systems, poverty and change in the arid zone fisheries of northern Nigeria
Type: Journal Article
This paper, basd on fieldwork results, explores traditional mangement systems (TMS) in the arid zone fisheries of north-eastern Nigeria with particular reference to their impact on rural poverty. The first section provides ...
Coping with resettlement: A livelihood adaptation analysis in the Mekong River basin
Type: Journal Article
A major driver of change in the Mekong River basin relates to hydropower development and the consequent changes in landscape and natural resource access regime that it induces. In this paper, we examine how the livelihoods ...