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Availability of wild spat of the blacklip pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera, from 'open' reef systems in Solomon Islands
Type: Journal Article
In this paper, we report results from a 2-year sampling program to assess spatial and temporal variation in abundances of spat in Solomon Islands. In particular, we focus on the apparent characteristics of good sites for ...
Vital statistics of marine fishes of Vanuatu
Type: Journal Article
Vital statistics are presented for 38 marine species of Vanuatu based on previous studies conducted in the area, with parameters describing growth (6 species, 13 sets of parameters), mortality (estimates of M for 6 species), ...
A traditional floodplain fishery of the lower Amazon River, Brasil
Type: Journal Article
This paper describes fishing activities of households in four communities located in a floodplain lake system of the lower Amazon river. An average of 42 households were interviewed about their fishing activity on a monthly ...
Updating names, distribution and ecology of riverine fish of Kenya in the Athi-Galana-Sabaki river drainage system
Type: Journal Article
Few studies of the riverine fish of the Athi-Galana-Sabaki river drainage area in Kenya have been carried out since the last comprehensive surveys of the 1950s and early 1960s. This paper presents updated information on ...
Policy research in fisheries: the Hirtshals consultation
Type: Conference Proceedings
The principal theme of this Consultation was: what can fisheries policy research do to: (I) improve sector growth; (2) alleviate poverty; (3) improve food security; and (4) protect the environment in developing countries.
Effect of transportation stress on hepatic glycogen of Oreochromis niloticus (L.)
Type: Journal Article
Oreochromis niloticus was subjected to transportation stress to investigate hepatic glycogen levels and mortality as indices of stress. Mortalities lasted up to three days after transportation, except in highly aerated ...
ICLARM 1998 operational plan
Type: Book
ICLARM's current research activities, described in this Operational Plan document, outline what ICLARM and its partners around the world are doing to provide insights and products which will help reverse the trend towards ...
Integrating aquaculture with rice farming in Bangladesh: feasibility and economic viability, its adoption and impact
Type: Report
Studies were undertaken on 256 farms in Bangladesh from 1992-1994 to assess the feasibility and economic viability of integrating fish culture with rice farming during aman (wet) and boro (dry) seasons in medium highlands. ...
A survey of ichthyofauna of Lake Kanyaboli and other small waterbodies in Kenya: alternative refugia for endangered fish species
Type: Journal Article
In 1988, the World Conservation Union (WCU) Red Book of Endangered Species listed hundreds of endemic fishes of Lake Victoria under a single heading - "ENDANGERED". Most of the endemic native food fishes are either endangered ...
The marine fisheries of Trinidad and Tobago
Type: Journal Article
The marine fisheries of Trinidad and Tobago are mainly artisanal and involve about 8,000 fishers. The main fishing gear used are the gillnets, the troll, the shrimp trawl, the fishpot and the industrial longline. Landings ...