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Resource ecology of the Bolinao coral reef system
Type: Working Paper
The book describes an intensive four-year program of monitoring the community ecology and harvest patterns of a large fringing coral reef system in northeastern Philippines. Reef harvest methods included principally ...
The use of wild-caught juveniles in coastal aquaculture and its application to coral reef fishes
Type: Book Chapter
Worldwide, there are many substantial coastal aquaculture and stock enhancement operations based on collection of wild juveniles. These include: growout of shrimp (Penaeidae), milkfish (Chanos chanos), eels (Anguilla spp.), ...
Fisheries management: what chance on coral reefs?
Type: Journal Article
Failures of fishery management to control fishing effort globally and how this affects the coral reef fisheries are discussed. The use of marine reserves in coral reef fisheries management is also emphasized.
Length-weight relationship of fishes from coral reefs and lagoons of New Caledonia: an update
Type: Journal Article
Length-weight relationships of 316 reef and lagoon fish from New Caledonia (SW Pacific Ocean) belonging to 68 families are computed. A total of 43,750 individuals was used for this purpose. Fish were sampled by different ...
The capture and culture of postlarval coral reef fish: potential for new artisanal fisheries
Type: Journal Article
This article summarises the reasons why the removal of postlarval coral reef fish should be sustainable and identify those conditions that may require restrictions to fishing for postlarvae. The authors also outline why ...
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.
The status of stocks of groupers and hinds in the Northeaster Caribbean
Type: Book Chapter
A survey was made of the status of stocks of groupers and hinds (Family Serranidae) in the northeastern Caribbean, principally in January and February 2003, coinciding with the principal spawning season of most species. ...
Coral reef resources of East Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and the Seychelles
Type: Journal Article
Coral reefs are widespread along the east African coast and Seychelle islands. Their roles in island building and coastal protection are often underestimated, they are also important fishery habitats and major tourist ...
Community-based marine resource management in Solomon Islands: A facilitators guide. Based on lessons from implementing CBRM with rural coastal communities in Solomon Islands (2005-2013)
Type: Manual
This guide was developed to document the process and activities that WorldFish staff have used and adapted as facilitators working with communities interested in marine resource management in Solomon Islands. It draws on ...
Caribbean marine protected areas project: the role of marine protected areas in fisheries management and biodiversity conservation in coral reef ecosystems: final technical report to the United Kingdom Department for International Development
Type: Report
The purpose of this project has been to address the issue of decreased catch rates and declining income per unit of fishing effort in Jamaica's artisanal fisheries. This is an issue that is not unique to Jamaica. It is ...