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A guide to ECOPATH II software system (version 2.0)
Type: Manual
This guide documents the use and background of the ECOPATH II software system written for MS DOS computers for straightforward construction and parametrization of steady-state trophic models of aquatic ecosystems. ECOPATH ...
Growth of the checkered puffer Sphoeroides testudineus: postscript to papers by Target and Pauly Ingles
Type: Journal Article
J. Ingles and D. Pauly presented at the Fourth International Coral Reef Symposium a seasonally oscillating growth curve for the puffer Sphoeroides testudineus (Tetraodontidae), based on length-frequency data collected in ...
A note on the development of a new software package, the FAO-ICLARM stock assessment tools (FiSAT)
Type: Journal Article
A brief narrative is given of the background of a new FAO-ICLARM software for (mainly length-based) fish stock assessment, the FAO-ICLARM Stock Assessment Tools or "FiSAT" package, integrating the ICLARM's Compleat ELEFAN, ...
Growth performance in fishes: rigorous description of patterns as a basis for understanding causal mechanisms
Type: Journal Article
The origins and features of the growth performance index Phi ' are reviewed, emphasizing its ability to express the underlying common characteristics of a family of growth curves. Some other aspects of Phi ' are discussed, ...
The South China Sea: analyzing fisheries catch data in an ecosystem context
Type: Journal Article
The South China Sea is an important fishing area with an annual harvest of some 5 million tonnes, or 10% of the catches jointly taken by the developing nations of the world. Details are given of a model of the area describing ...
Tabular data on marine fishes from Southern Africa. Part II: growth parameters
Type: Journal Article
This contribution presents von Bertalanffy growth parameter estimates for 28 species of marine fishes derived from growth curves in R. van der Elst's "Guide to the Common Sea Fishes of Southern Africa".
Fisheries and aquaculture research capabilities and needs in Africa: studies of Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Mauritania, Morocco, and Senegal
Type: Journal Article
This Technical Report contains the results of 2 missions. One mission deals with the state of fisheries andaquaculture research as well as research needs in 4 countries in Southeastern Africa: Kenya, Malawi,Mozambique an ...