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Decision analysis applied to the fishery of the sea snail Concholepas concholepas from central northern coast of Chile
Type: Journal Article
Formal decision analysis was applied to the management of loco (Concholepas concholepas, Fam. Muricidae) in Chile, 29-35 degrees S. Four interested groups were considered "Fishers", "Scientists", "Buyers" and the "State", ...
Development and management of artisanal fishery for yellow clam Mesodesma mactroides in Uruguay
Type: Journal Article
A description is given of the artisanal fishery for yellow clam (Mesodesma mactroides ) conducted on beaches between the resorts of La Coronilla and Barra de Chuy, Uruguay. The clams are gathered by means of simple implements ...
Preliminary lessons from COVID-19 disruptions of small-scale fishery supply chains
Type: Journal Article
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and associated mitigation measures have disrupted global systems that support the health, food and nutrition security, and livelihoods of billions of people. These disruptions have likewise ...
Increasing social-ecological resilience within small-scale agriculture in conflict-affected Guatemala
Type: Journal Article
Climate change scenarios suggest largely detrimental impacts on agricultural production from a deterioration of renewable natural resources. Over the last 15 years, a new field of research has focused on the interactions ...
Tilapia in a Peruvian lake
Type: Journal Article
The introduction of Tilapia rendalli in Lake Sauce is described,outlining the various biological investigations which were necessaryfor management of the lake and biomass estimation, age determinationand overcrowding.
A traditional floodplain fishery of the lower Amazon River, Brasil
Type: Journal Article
This paper describes fishing activities of households in four communities located in a floodplain lake system of the lower Amazon river. An average of 42 households were interviewed about their fishing activity on a monthly ...
Length-weight relationship of small pelagic fish species of the southeast and South Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone
Type: Journal Article
The length-weight relationship (LWR) parameters of 23 small pelagic fish species (belonging to 13 families) from the south-southeast Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone in 1996 and 1997 are presented. The b values varied ...
Preliminary length-based growth parameter estimates of peruvian sardine (Sardinops Sagax Sagax)
Type: Journal Article
Growth parameter estimates of the Peruvian sardine (Sardinops sagax sagax ) were obtained using the ELEFAN I programme to analyze length-frequency data.
Multiple environmental states affecting penaeid shrimp production in Peru
Type: Journal Article
A modification of the Schaefer surplus-production model was used to account for environmental induced variations of shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) catch in northern Peru. Based on time series of catch, effort, river discharge ...
Small scale fisheries in the time of cholera
Type: Journal Article
An ancient, small and dangerous visitor has returned to the Southwest Coast of Latin America, after hundreds of years, it is the Vibrio cholerae bacterium which causes the deadly cholera disease, showing its devastating ...