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Improvement of the socioeconomic condition of women in small-scale fishing communities
Type: Journal Article
The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific was founded in 1947 under the United Nations charter to encourage the economic and social development of Asia and the Far East. ESCAP has concentrated its efforts ...
Genetic differentiation following recent domestication events: A study of farmed Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) populations
Type: Journal Article
Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is among the most farmed finfish worldwide, distributed across different environmental conditions. Its wide distribution has mainly been facilitated by several breeding programs and ...
Spreading community-based resource management: Testing the "lite-touch" approach in Solomon Islands
Type: Journal Article
In Solomon Islands, community-based resource management (CBRM) is the main strategy for managing coastal fisheries. Although hundreds of communities have implemented CBRM already, the majority of Solomon Islands communities ...
Length-weight relationships of marine fishes from the central Brazilian coast
Type: Journal Article
Parameters of the length-weight relationship are presented for 85 fish species from the marine and estuarine regions of the central Brazilian coast (latitude 13° to 23° S). Three different methods were used. A non-linear ...
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 ...
Tilapia breeding in ricefields in Vietnam
Type: Journal Article
Results of the studies undertaken for breeding and nursing Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in ricefields in Thai Binh province in Vietnam during the years 1995-96 are briefly presented in this paper.
Towards quantification of ecological sustainability in farming systems analysis
Type: Journal Article
A tentative list of ecological attributes; diversity, cycling, stability and capacity, is proposed for quantification and ranking of farming systems along a hypothetical scale of increasing ecological sustainability. The ...
Economic performance characterization of intensive shrimp (Penaeus monodon) farming systems in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Intensive shrimp (Penaeus monodon) production system is relatively new in Bangladesh, and has not yet been adequately described or its viability assessed. The aims of this study were to characterize, assess the economic ...
Relative Importance of Various Predators in Clarias gariepinus Fry Mortality in Cameroon
Type: Journal Article
To estimate the relative importance of the most common predators of Clarias gariepinus fry, increasing levels of protection were afforded to exclude amphibians, aquatic arthropods and birds. At a stocking density of 10 ...
Mollusc and crustacean culture possibilities in Lagos lagoon and the Niger Delta
Type: Journal Article
An examination is made of the possibilities of the development of mollusc and crustacean culture, especially intraditional harvesting areas of the Niger Delta, as a means of accelerating protein self-sufficiency. Scope for ...