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Fish wars: Science is shaping a new peace agenda
Type: Journal Article
This paper attempts to highlight some of the conflicts arising from fish and fishers and their impacts especially on the poorer nations. It discusses how some of these problems can be overcome by innovative research ...
A post-tsunami assessment of coastal living resources of Langkawi Archipelago, Peninsular Malaysia
Type: Journal Article
Rapid and detailed post-tsunami surveys carried out in the Langkawi archipelago in January 2005 showed that the coral reefs do not suffer any significant structural damage. Nevertheless, there were signs of recent sediment ...
Challenges to sustainable management of the lakes of Malawi
Type: Journal Article
This paper reviews the management challenges facing Malawi lakes and analyzes the management responses that have been developed to deal with these challenges. Malawi lakes are under considerable stress due to high population ...
The application of rapid rural appraisal techniques in coastal resources planning: experience in Malampaya Sound, Philippines
Type: Journal Article
The Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA) techniques often employed to fast-track the assessments of agricultural and forest resource systems were applied to the coastal resource planning of Malampaya Sound in Palawan Island, western ...
The Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department of SEAFDEC
Type: Journal Article
The Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department of SEAFDEC (Malaysia), its objectives and activities are briefly presented.
Announcing the release of FishBase 96
Type: Journal Article
FishBase is a computerized encyclopedia of fishes developed at International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) with the support of the European Commission and in collaboration with a large number of ...
Not by rent alone: analysing the pro-poor functions of small-scale fisheries in developing countries
Type: Journal Article
The dominant view in academic and policy arenas is increasingly one in which the major contribution of capture fisheries to development should be derived from the capacity of society to maximise the economic rent of fishery ...
Dams and fisheries in the Mekong Basin
Type: Journal Article
This paper draws on approaches in ecology, biology and policy analysis to examine the tensions between dams and fisheries in the Lower Mekong Basin. We review the exceptional importance of Mekong fisheries in terms of total ...
Exotic species and genetically modified organisms in aquaculture and enhanced fisheries: ICLARM's position
Type: Journal Article
This article contains a discussion paper on the use of exotic species and genetically modified organisms in aquaculture and enhanced fisheries, together with a summary of ICLARM's (International Center for Living Aquatic ...
ICLARM software projects: back to the future
Type: Journal Article
The different computer softwares developed by the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources (ICLARM) and its functions and uses in fisheries science are presented.