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Using impact assessment methods to determine the effects of a marine reserve on abundances and sizes of valuable tropical invertebrates.
Type: Journal Article
Procedures for impact assessment, including "beyond-BACI" (before-after control-impact) and proportional differences (ratios between impact and control treatments) were used to test population replenishment of marine ...
Taxonomy of the heavily exploited Indo-Pacific sandfish complex (Echinodermata: Holothuriidae)
Type: Journal Article
Two commercially valuable holothurians, the sandfish and golden sandfish, vary in colour and have a confused taxonomy, lending uncertainty to species identifications. A recent molecular study showed that the putative variety ...
Biodiversity and sustainable use of fish in the coastal zone: proceedings of an international workshop
Type: Conference Proceedings
A compilation of paper presented in the workshop entitled Biodiversity and Sustainable Use of Fish in the Coastal Zone. The workshop was convened in May 1999 at WRI, to give the project team, invited expert and participants ...
River fisheries: ecological bases for management and conservation
Type: Report
Large rivers and their floodplains support a significant proportion of the world’s biodiversity and provide important goods and ecological services to society, including fisheries. Riverine ecosystems and fisheries are ...
The European union's 2010 target: putting rare species in focus
Type: Journal Article
The European Union has adopted the ambitious target of halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010. Several indicators have been proposed to assess progress towards the 2010 target, two of them addressing directly the issue ...
Identification of nursery habitats for commercially valuable humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) and large groupers (Pisces: Serranidae) in Palau.
Type: Journal Article
Scientist traced the variation in preferred habitat through the lifestages of 3 important reef fishes and advised that conservation of reef fish habitat should be prioritized according to their value as essential ...
Use of genetically improved and alien species for aquaculture and conservation of aquatic biodiversity in Africa
Type: Conference Proceedings
Aquaculture species are being domesticated and improved through genetic enhancement. Despite the benefits of improved fish in terms of increased production, there are risks associated with conservation of biodiversity when ...
Community management as part of the inland capture fisheries strategy in Bangladesh
Type: Conference Paper
Bangladesh has had comprehensive experience of community based management for inland capture fisheries from several projects (revenue and externally funded) over the last 10 to 15 years. The lessons were extensively used ...
A call for action to the fish world: a guide to fish-related paragraphs of the plan of implementation of the world summit on sustainable development
It contains tables and a selected verbatim set of the paragraphs and sub paragraphs of the recent Plan of Implementation of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from ...
Caribbean marine protected areas project: the role of marine protected areas in fisheries management and biodiversity conservation in coral reef ecosystems: final technical report to the United Kingdom Department for International Development
Type: Report
The purpose of this project has been to address the issue of decreased catch rates and declining income per unit of fishing effort in Jamaica's artisanal fisheries. This is an issue that is not unique to Jamaica. It is ...