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Livelihood importance and values of Tonle Sap Lake fisheries
Type: Brief
Fisheries have long been central to Cambodian lifestyle and more than one million people, particularly those living in and around the Tonle Sap Lake, depend on fisheries and other aquatic resources for food, income and ...
Role of aquaculture in increasing water productivity
Type: Book
The objective of this review is to compare aquaculture to other food production strategies in terms of freshwater use, and demonstrate how aquaculture can be made to have positive impacts on food supply, economic growth ...
Infrastructure and tonle sap fisheries : how to balance infrastructure development and fisheries livelihoods? The challenge facing decision-makers in Cambodia
Type: Brief
Cambodia's inland fisheries are the most intensive worldwide and the fourth largest overall after China, India, and Bangladesh. This brief helps decision-makers maximize the benefits of infrastructure development, while ...
Marketing infrastructure, distribution channels and trade pattern of inland fisheries resources in Cambodia: an exploratory study
Type: Report
Cambodia is the single most important supplier of fresh water fish to its neighboring countries in Asia, and to a limited extent in Australia, and USA. Over the past few years, fish exports from the country have been ...
Global documentation of fish introductions: the growing crisis and recommendations for action.
Type: Journal Article
Fish provides 15% of the total animal protein in human diets. It is also the primary source of livelihood for 35 million people (30 M in Asia and 2.6 M in Africa). The increase in global population and demand for fish ...
Perspectives from Agriculture: Advances in livestock breeding-Implications for aquaculture genetics
Type: Journal Article
In this paper we present livestock breeding developments that could be taken into consideration in the genetic improvement of farmed aquaculture species, especially in freshwater fish. Firstly, the current breeding objective ...
Socioeconomics and livelihood values of Tonle Sap Lake fisheries
Type: Brief
The importance of fisheries of the Tonle Sap Lake is indisputable, given the high contribution of about 60 percent to the total inland fisheries production. What may not be well recognized is the importance of Tonle Sap ...
Water management and wise use of wetlands: enhancing productivity
Type: Book Chapter
Lakes and reservoirs are affected by human interventions mainly by eutrophication. Changes in morphology are less common, although siltation and local alterations to the riparian zone can result from urbanisation,marina ...
Tropical river fisheries valuation : a global synthesis and critical review
Type: Report
This report reviews the global status of tropical and inland fisheries valuation; considers the impact of changes in river management on the value of tropical river fisheries; and comparatively assessed 3 valuation techniques.
Development of fisheries co-management in Cambodia : a case study and its implications
Type: Working Paper
The livelihoods and food security of many Cambodians depend heavily on inland capture fisheries, so the sustainable management of these fisheries is very important. Notwithstanding, the sustainability of Mekong fisheries ...