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Growth, mortality and recruitment of Nile perch Lates niloticus (L. Centropomidae) in the Nyanza Gulf of Lake Victoria: an evaluation update
Type: Journal Article
A reassessment of the estimates of growth, mortality and recruitment patterns of Nile Perch, Lates niloticus was made based on data from commercial landings collected during the Catch Assessment Survey Programme. Two sets ...
Outlook for fish to 2020: meeting global demand
Type: Book
The seemingly inexhaustible oceans have proved to be finite after all. Landings of wild fish have leveled off since the mid-1980s, and many stocks of fish are fished so heavily that their future is threatened. And yet the ...
Food and feeding habits of Synodontis nigrita from the Osun River, SW Nigeria
Type: Journal Article
An investigation was conducted into the food and feeding habits of Synodontis nigrita from the Osun River near Epe, Lagos, Nigeria. The food items in the stomach of the S. nigrita covered a wide spectrum, ranging from ...
Fish to 2020: supply and demand in changing global markets
Type: Report
Using a state-of-the art computer model of global supply and demand for food and feed commodities, this book projects the likely changes in the fisheries sector over the next two decades. As prices for most food commodities ...
Length-weight relationship of fishes from coral reefs along the coastline of Jordan (Gulf of Aqaba)
Type: Journal Article
The parameters a and b of the length-weight relationship of the form W = a.Lb were estimated for 15 fish species caught along the coastline of Jordan in the Gulf of Aqaba. The sampling was carried out between July 1999 and ...
Length-weight relationship of some deep-sea fish inhabiting the continental slope beyond 250m depth along the west coast of India
Type: Journal Article
The length-weight relationships of 22 species of deep-sea fishes inhabiting the continental slopes beyond 250 m depth along the West Coast of India are presented. The parameters a and b of the equation W=a Lb were estimated. ...
Length-weight relationships of coral reef fishes from the Alacran Reef, Yucatan, Mexico
Type: Journal Article
Length-weight relationships were computed for 42 species of coral reef fishes from 14 families from the Alacran Reef (Yucatan, Mexico). A total of 1 892 individuals was used for this purpose. The fish species were caught ...