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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 ...
Small-scale capture fisheries: a global overview with emphasis on developing countries: a preliminary report of the Big Numbers Project
Type: Report
The report gives a summary of the results to-date of case studies carried out in a selected number of countries which provides a first analysis of the differences between marine and inland small and large scale fisheries ...
The WorldFish Center addressing global development needs : strategic research by WorldFish and the CGIAR
Type: Brochure
The work of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) provides a scientific basis for sustainable development. As one of 15 CGIAR research institutes, the WorldFish Center provides expertise on ...
Global Symposium on Women in Fisheries
Type: Conference Proceedings
All over the world, women contribute in multiple ways to the production, processing, marketing and management of fish and other living aquatic resources. The first ever Global Symposium on Women in Fisheries, held in ...
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.
Outlook for fish to 2020: meeting global demand
Type: Book
The seemingly inexhaustible oceans have proved to be finite after all. Landings of wild fish have leveled off since the mid-1980s, and many stocks of fish are fished so heavily that their future is threatened. And yet the ...
Coral reef fishing and coral-algal phase shifts: implications for global reef status
Type: Journal Article
Coral reef fisheries support tens of millions of people, mostly in developing countries. Fishing on reefs can be classified into three stages: manageable, ecosystem-overfished, and Malthusian-overfished. Fishing with ...
Changing traditions : a summary report on the first global look at the gender dimensions of fisheries
Type: Conference Paper
The symposium provided new views and insights, and the open discussion at the end settled on four principal directions for future action: to investigate in depth the economic contributions of all segments of fishing ...
Fish to 2020: supply and demand in changing global markets
Type: Report
Using a state-of-the art computer model of global supply and demand for food and feed commodities, this book projects the likely changes in the fisheries sector over the next two decades. As prices for most food commodities ...
A global protocol for monitoring of coral bleaching
Type: Journal Article
Coral bleaching and subsequent mortality represent a major threat to the future health and productivity of coral reefs. However a lack of reliable data on occurrence, severity and other characteristics of bleaching events ...