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On traditional knowledge, fish and databases: a call for contributions
Type: Journal Article
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 ...
Computer-aided approaches to identification. III: (Conclusion) . Modern databases
Type: Journal Article
Modern databases can be successfully used to develop computer-based identification systems. In a first case study, fish larvae were identified with an average of three easily obtained characters. In a second case study, ...
Simple identification tools in Fishbase
Type: Conference Paper
Simple identification tools for fish species were included in the FishBase information system from its inception. Early tools made use of the relational model and characters like fin ray meristics. Soon pictures and drawings ...
MAPPER, a low-level geographic information system
Type: Journal Article
A Low-Level Geographic Information System (LL-GIS) was developed to provide a simple low-cost mapping program which can be executed in any personal computer, by individuals with different levels of knowledge in computing. ...
European Union supports project to strengthen fisheries and biodiversity management in African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries
Type: Journal Article
Proper resource management implies a better understanding of ecosystems and the conservation of biodiversity. Scientists from developing countries often have limited information on their aquatic resources because of many ...
Out of new stocks in 2020: a comment on "Not all fisheries will be collapsed in 2048"
Type: Journal Article
The authors provide counter arguement to the article "Not all fisheries will be collapsed in 2048". Their analysis confirms the continuous absolute and relative increase in collapsed stocks shown first by Froese and ...
FISHBASE: an information system to support fisheries and aquaculture research
Type: Journal Article
The International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and with the support of the Commission of the European ...
Seaweeds preferred by herbivorous fishes
Type: Journal Article
Marine macrobenthic algae (or seaweeds), epiphytic microalgae, and other aquatic plants constitute the main food items of marine herbivorous fishes. About 5% of all fish species are herbivorous; only 30% of these are marine, ...
An annotated checklist of elasmobranchs of the South China Sea, with some global statistics on elasmobranch biodiversity, and an offer to taxonomists
Type: Book Chapter
An annotated checklist of the sharks and rays of the South China Sea is described, together with some global statistics on the status and use of elasmobranchs. For each of the 156 recorded species, the checklist contains ...