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A length-based multi-species model for evaluating community responses to fishing
Type: Journal Article
Quantitative ecosystem indicators are needed to fulfill the mandate for ecosystem-based fisheries management. A variety of community metrics could potentially be used, but before reference levels for such indices can be ...
Key issues in coastal fisheries South and Southeast Asia, outcomes of a regional initiative
Type: Journal Article
Asia is an important region in terms of fish trade supplying nearly 60% of global fish production. The region’s coastal fisheries play a critical role in ensuring food security and providing livelihoods, particularly for ...
Enhancing the productivity of small waterbodies
Type: Journal Article
Most small waterbodies were built for irrigation and/or drinking water storage for humans and livestock, but have also been shown to play an important role in watershed management. Apart from natural lakes, small waterbodies ...
Meso-scale transboundary units for the management of coral reefs in the South China Sea area
Type: Journal Article
Local communities and local government units are recognized as the primary stakeholders and participants in the management of coral reef resources and the primary beneficiaries of small-scale fishing activities in the ...
Reproductive biology and breeding of Barbus paludinosus and B. trimaculatus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Lake Chilwa, Malawi: implications for fisheries management
Type: Journal Article
Barbus paludinosus and Barbus trimaculatus were sampled in Lake Chilwa and the Mnembo River mouth between February 2004 and January 2005, using nets equivalent to those used commercially, to analyse their reproductive ...
Sustainability of fisheries through marine reserve: a robust modeling analysis
Type: Journal Article
Among the many factors that contribute to overexploitation of marine fisheries, the role played by uncertainty is important. This uncertainty includes both the scientific uncertainties related to the resource dynamics or ...
Population parameters of important species in inland fisheries of Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
The von Bertalanffy growth model parameters (L8 and K) and mortality coefficients (Z, M and F) were estimated for 12 fish species caught by fishers in five Community-Based Fisheries Management project sites in Bangladesh. ...
A fisheries co-management case study from The Gambia
Type: Journal Article
User involvement in fisheries management has been around for some time, but few analytical papers have been published on the subject in Africa. Most of these initiatives fall under the rubric of co-management. But what is ...
Status of fisheries resource and management approach in the open beels of Bangladesh: a comparative case study
Type: Journal Article
A fish catch monitoring program was introduced in Ashura beel, Goakhola beel and Dikshi beel in 1997 through the Community Based Fisheries Management (CBFM) project. The project focused on developing community management ...
Diagnosis and management of small-scale fisheries in developing countries
Type: Journal Article
Small-scale fisheries (SSF) make important but undervalued contributions to the economies of some of the world’s poorest countries. They also provide much of the animal protein needed by societies in which food security ...