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Effects of reservoirs on River Nile fisheries
Type: Journal Article
The catch-effort relationship of the River Nile is Complicated by such factors as changes in water level and hydrology as well as spawning movements of the fish, which result in uneven distribution of the fish and fishing. ...
Low energy fishing vessels: the use of sail power
Type: Journal Article
This paper discusses briefly the theory of sail power and its application to fishing vessels, and examines theoperational requirements of a variety of fishing methods and the conditions under which sail power can be used ...
Tropical stock assessment packages for programmable calculators and microcomputers
Type: Journal Article
Fishery biology, particularly the applied aspect of stock assessment, became a truly quantitative science in the mid-1950s, when the Beverton & Holt and Schaefer "workhorse" models for stock assessment were produced. The ...
Village integrated energy systems
Type: Journal Article
The primary factors that have caused the predicament of small-scale fishermen in India are discussed and recommendations are given.
Applied genetics of tilapias
Type: Report
This paper reviews the successes and failures of genetic experiments on tilapias and points to various characteristics of tilapias, which require improvement for increased yields.
Improving fishing incomes when resources are overfished
Type: Journal Article
Despite increased evidence of overfishing of coastal and inland resources in the Indo-Pacific region, government fisheries development programmes, for the most part, retain their 'production' orientation. Using the familiar ...
Acadjas: the brush park fisheries of Benin, West Africa
Type: Journal Article
Fishing installations consisting of branches of trees, bushes or other soft vegetation stuck into the muddy bottoms of lagoons, lakes or rivers, are common throughout the world. Collectively, these may be termed "brush ...
Towards economic management of fisheries in China
Type: Journal Article
This articles examines the progress and the problems of the fishery resources management in China.
The Mexican tapos shrimp fishery
Type: Journal Article
Mexico has a considerable number of coastal lagoons which have supported a large shrimp fishery for many years. The lagoons on the Pacific side, covering 597,500 ha, where the tapos fishery is practiced, have been studied ...
Brackishwater fisheries research in Thailand
Type: Journal Article
The work carried out by some of the brackishwater research stations in Thailand is described. The activities of these stations have 2 outstanding features: 1) the crustacean and finfish species are broadly similar for most ...