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The fisheries of Zanzibar: potential for new investments
Type: Journal Article
Zanzibar, one of the poorest areas of sub-Saharan Africa, has a good potential for foreign investment in offshore (EEZ) marine capture fisheries, in aquaculture and in fi sheries infrastructure. Zanzibar’s fisheries resources ...
Diversity of selective and non-selective fishing gear and their impact on inland fisheries in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
The paper describes the wide range of traditional fishing gear used by subsistence and professional fishers in the inland waters in Bangladesh as well as their impact on the fisheries and the environment. The negative ...
The good, the bad and the ugly: discourse, policy controversies and the role of science in the politics of shrimp farming development.
Type: Journal Article
This article revisits through a policy analysis the ongoing debate on shrimp farming aquaculture. It describes the changes in policy orientations that have takenplace in recent years, and tries to relate them to the advocacy ...
Fisheries and the millennium development goals : solutions for Africa
Type: Brief
Africa, and in particular sub-Saharan Africa, stands out as facing tremendous difficulties in achieving even modest progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Today, over 46% of Africans live in absolute ...
Market access and trade liberalisation in fisheries
Type: Report
Fish and fish products provide important trade and livelihoods opportunities in many coastal developing countries. Nearly 40 percent of fish output is traded internationally with an export value of US$ 58.2 billion, making ...
Economic feasibility of community based fish culture in seasonally flooded rice fields in Bangladesh and Vietnam - Community Based Fish Culture in Seasonal Floodplains
Type: Journal Article
During the rainy season in extensive river floodplains and deltaic lowlands, floods lasting several months render the land unavailable for crop production for several months each year. These waters are considerably ...
Medium-term plan 2005 - 2007
Type: Report
This Medium Term Plan (MTP) describes the World Fish Center’s programs and partnerships and explains how they will help to reduce poverty, increase food and nutritional security, and improve the environment. Building upon ...
Development of sustainable aquaculture project (DSAP)
Type: Brochure
The WorldFish Center, previously known as the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM), has been working in Bangladesh since 1989. WorldFish's efforts have been diverse but focused mainly on ...
Coral reef fish diversity of Kg Tekek, Pulau Tioman Marine Park
Type: Conference Paper
A random dive survey of coral reef fish of Kg. Tekek, Pulau Tioman Marine Park was conducted to look at the diversity of coral reef fish in the area. The survey was conducted at various depths from the deepest, part after ...