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Socioeconomic and bioeconomic performance of Philippine fisheries in the recent decades
Type: Book Chapter
The fishing industry in the Philippines was tantamount to a marine capture fishery in the 1950s to 1960s. Aquaculture and inland fishery production were not significant. Only during the 1970s did aquaculture and inland ...
Cambodia's aquarian reforms : the emerging challenges for policy and research
Type: Working Paper
The main objective of the document is to make a modest attempt to highlight the challenges which are emerging with the current phase of Cambodia's aquarian reforms -- the most important component of which is the current ...
Demersal fish assemblages of the Southwest Coast of India
Type: Book Chapter
Demersal surveys from the southwest coast of India were analyzed to determine the general pattern of distribution of demersal species assemblages in the area. Seasonality is pronounced, indicating three major periods, ...
Sea cucumber identification cards: an analysis of their utility in the Pacific
Type: Journal Article
Fisheries management personnel and other stakeholders need a means of ensuring consistency when identifying the various species exploited within a fishery. We conducted a questionnaire-based survey to evaluate the usefulness ...
South and south-east Asian coastal fisheries: their status and directions for improved management: conference synopsis and recommendations
Type: Conference Paper
As a step to address the problems of coastal fisheries in Asia, the WorldFish Center joined forces with fisheries agencies from eight developing Asian countries (Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines, Sri ...
A socioeconomic and bioeconomic analysis of coastal fisheries of Bangladesh
Type: Book Chapter
Bangladesh has an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of 164 000 km2 and a continental shelf area of 66 440 km2. Artisanal (small scale) fisheries extend from the coast to 40 m while industrial (commercial scale) fisheries operate ...
Community-based marine protected areas in the Bohol (Mindanao) Sea, Philippines
Type: Journal Article
This paper discusses the status, direction and management issues in the marine protected areas (MPAs) of the Bohol (Mindanao) Sea, Philippines. The MPAs in the study area have increased through the years. Many of them were ...
Proceedings of the workshop on locally-based management of natural resources (especially living aquatic resources)
Type: Conference Proceedings
This book contains the summaries of various sessions presented at the "Workshop on Locally-Based Management of Natural Resources" held at Neak Pean Hotel in Siem Reap, Cambodia during 10-11 April 2001. The workshop discussed ...
Socioeconomic assessment of marine fisheries of Thailand
Type: Book Chapter
Thailand is currently one of the ten largest fishing nations in the world. In 1996, fish production reached 3.7 million t with 90% of the production coming from the marine fisheries sector and 10% from inland fisheries. ...
An ecosystem model of San Pedro Bay, Leyte, Philippines: initial parameter estimates
Type: Book Chapter
A mass-balance model of the trophic structure of San Pedro Bay, Leyte Province, Philippines was constructed using the Ecopath modeling software. The model is composed of 16 ecological groups (13 consumer, 2 producers, 1 ...