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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 ...
How to analyze fish community responses to coral mining
Type: Journal Article
Ways of evaluating the effects of environmental degradation from coral mining to reef fish communties in Maldives are presented.
Blast fishing in southwest Sulawesi, Indonesia
Type: Journal Article
Blast fishing has been a widespread and accepted fishing technique in Indonesia for over 50 years. The largest coral reef fishery in Indonesia is around the Spermonde archipelago in southwest Sulawesi. With the expanding ...
Annotated bibliography on socio-economic and ecological impacts of marine protected areas in Pacific Island countries
Type: Book
This bibliography highlights impacts on fisheries and livelihoods attributed to coral reef marine protected areas in Pacific Island countries and territories. Included in this collection is literature that reports various ...
Traditional muro-ami: an effective but destructive coral reef fishing gear
Type: Journal Article
A description is given of the Japanese muro-ami fishing gear, which although is very effective in catching elusivereef fish, causes considerable reef damage during its operation.
Effects of some destructive fishing methods on coral cover and potential rates of recovery
Type: Journal Article
Effects of fishing with explosives (blastfishing) and sodium cyanide and of anchor damage on live coral were investigated on a heavily exploited fringing reef in Boli-nao, Philippines from 1987 to 1990. A simple balance-sheet ...
Effects of protective management on coral reefs in the Philippines
Type: Journal Article
Details are given of a project undertaken in the central Philippines concerning various factors affecting coral reefsand the protective management of the coral reefs.