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Fishery statistics on the microcomputer: a BASIC version of Hasselblad's NORMSTEP program
Type: Journal Article
This paper provides an outline of a mathematical method to analyse overlapping normal distributions. Separations of mixtures of normal distributions is frequently required in fisheries biological analysis, as in the case ...
Fisheries education in China
Type: Journal Article
The history of fisheries education in China can be traced back to the turn of the century, when a famous scholar and industrialist, Zhang Quian, submitted to the Governor of Jiangsu Province and the Minister of Commerce ...
Bangladesh fisheries: a challenge to resource managers
Type: Journal Article
Bangladesh's freshwater fishery is described, detailing areas of inland fisheries, production and a fisheries management plan which involves a trial 2 year programme.
Aquaculture production in Asia: a reassessment
Type: Journal Article
Asia has a long history of fishfarming, yet aquaculture production data from most countries still remain crude estimates. Aquaculturally developed nations such as Japan, China and some Southeast Asian countries had begun ...
Who's working on freshwater cage culture
Type: Journal Article
The results are presented of a computer literature search on freshwater cage culture, using the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts data base during the period 1978-85. Some 39 references were found; details are given ...
Fisheries economics at Portsmouth Polytechnic, UK
Type: Journal Article
October 1987 sees the launch of a new postgraduate course in fisheries economics at Portsmouth Polytechnic. The course, described in more detail below, reflects the development of research and teaching in this specialist ...
Aquaculture development in Nepal: pointers for success
Type: Journal Article
An account is given of carp (Cyprinidae) pond culture and cage culture systems in Nepal. Advances made in aquaculture development and future trends in the country are examined.
Kuwait's finfish catch three times more shrimp than its trawlers
Type: Journal Article
Assessments made of shrimp catches in Kuwait and available stocks indicate that finfish eat a large majority of theshrimp available. Management measures to be taken in order to reduce this predation problem are considered.
Seasonal trawling bans can be very successful in heavily overfished areas: the "Cyprus effect"
Type: Journal Article
Seasonal trawling bans or closed seasons are among the most conventional management measures. They are more easily enforceable and, if implemented at the appropriate time of the year, usually produce good results. The ...
Relationships between growth, mortality and maximum observed age of fish in the Gulf of Aden
Type: Journal Article
The findings are presented of an examination of growth and mortality rates of demersal and pelagic fish in the Gulf of Aden. Small pelagic fish with short life span had high mortality coefficient values around 1.0 for a ...