WorldFish Community: Recent submissions
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Institutional issues and perspectives in the management of fisheries and coastal resources in southeast Asia
(2002)Type: ReportIn developing countries, institutional weaknesses and constraints are pervasive in the fisheries and coastal resources management sector. Legal, policy and institutional frameworks are not crafted to suit the unique features ... -
African freshwater fisheries: what needs to be managed?
(2002)Type: Journal ArticleThe management of African freshwater fisheries in Southern African Development Coordination (SADC) countries is discussed. Changes in catch and fishing effort in the SADC freshwater fisheries in the past 50 years, the main ... -
Fisheries of the Farasan Islands (Red Sea)
(2002)Type: Journal ArticleThe fisheries of the Farasan Islands (Saudi Arabia, Red Sea) are described. The fishery resources are exploited by artisanal, investor and industrial sectors. The artisanal fishery consists mostly of line fishing around ... -
Meso-scale transboundary units for the management of coral reefs in the South China Sea area
(2002)Type: Journal ArticleLocal 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 ... -
Low cost light traps for coral reef fishery research and sustainable ornamental fisheries
(2002)Type: Journal ArticleTwo relatively inexpensive light traps to capture pre-settling reef fish and invertebrates are described. A trap made from a plastic bucket (with plastic bottles, a small plastic waste bin and two sheets of plywood) that ... -
Settlement, movement and early juvenile mortality of the yellowtail snapper Ocyurus chrysurus
(2002)Type: Journal ArticleThe yellowtail snapper Ocyurus chrysurus is one of the most important and heavily targeted reef fishery species in the Caribbean. In this study, we investigate the first month of post-settlement life in shallow seagrass ... -
Method of consensus building: community based aquatic habitat and floodplain fisheries management in the Mekong Delta
(2002)Type: ReportICLARM's experience in community based resource management in Bangladesh has showed that consensus building among all stakeholder groups in a community who use and benefit from the resources are an essential element of any ... -
The importance of non-commercial fish
(2002)Type: Book ChapterThis article deals with the importance of finfish that are not sold on any market. We detail two major points of view: the ecological significance of larvae and juveniles for future harvests, and the importance of subsistence ... -
The contribution of aquatic ecosystems and fisheries to food security and livelihoods: a research agenda
(2002)Type: Book ChapterAquatic ecosystems are a diverse group of water dependent habitats that support important biodiversity and provide a wide range of benefits to people. As pressure on the world‘s water resources has increased, there has ... -
Spawning induction of three tropical sea cucumbers, Holothuria scabra, H. fuscogilva and Actinopyga mauritiana
(2002)Type: Journal ArticleThe current study examines induced spawning in three commercially important tropical sea cucumbers: sandfish (Holothuria scabra), white teatfish (H. fuscogilva) and surf redfish (A. mauritiana). This research forms part ... -
On the way to management of west Sumatra's coastal ecosystem
(2002)Type: Journal ArticleVarious impacts on the coast of the Indonesian province of West Sumatra are presented together with activities and achievements to address them, e.g. public awareness, public relations and capacity building, including the ... -
Sustainability in the Mekong River Basin: an experiment in transboundary governance
(2002)Type: Book ChapterThe sustainable management of international rivers was affirmed as a policy priority in Agenda 21 and figures as a key mandate of the Global Environment Facility. Yet, the institutions needed to translate such sustainability ... -
Fish: an issue for everyone - a concept paper for Fish for All
(2002)Type: BrochureFish for All is a global initiative that will create an informed inclusive public dialogue, shape a vision of the future of aquatic life, and contribute to food security and improved livelihoods for the poor in developing ... -
An annotated checklist of elasmobranchs of the South China Sea, with some global statistics on elasmobranch biodiversity, and an offer to taxonomists
(2002)Type: Book ChapterAn annotated checklist of the sharks and rays of the South China Sea is described, together with some global statistics on the status and use of elasmobranchs. For each of the 156 recorded species, the checklist contains ... -
SLODS: slow dissolving standards for water flow measurements
(2002)Type: Journal ArticleIn this study, we report the development of slow dissolving standard (SLODS™), designed to estimate water flow over a lunar period (30 days). To demonstrate the usefulness and validity of this technique, we describe ... -
Experience with marine protected area planning and management in the Philippines.
(2002)Type: Journal ArticleMarine protected areas were established in the Philippines as early as 1974. These early models on Sumilon and Apo Islands and others set forth a framework for coral reef management that has been shown to enhance fish ... -
Science and sustainable food and nutrition security: challenge and response
(2002)Type: ReportThis presentatioin is about the Asia-Pacific food security and nutrition challenge with focus on the area of ICLARM's work, namely, fisheries and aquaculture. The author also illustrates the different roles that science ... -
Interactions between coastal and marine ecosystems and human population systems: perspectives on how consumption mediates this interaction
(2002)Type: Journal ArticleBetter knowledge about the relationships among population, coastal environments, and consumption is absolutely essential if we are to arrive at adequate policies and management systems. Vibrant economic activity in the ... -
Technology, knowledge systems, population dynamics, and coastal ecosystems
(2002)Type: Journal ArticleThe paper describes a range of complex relationships among coastal ecosystems, demographic patterns and the effects of technology on coastal resource use. All three deal with the production of living aquatic resources, ... -
Evaluation of the integrated municipal council as an institution for co-management in the coastal zone
(2002)Type: ReportThis study on the Integrated Municipal Council, Philippines (IMC) has the following objectives; (1) to evaluate the IMC as an institution for co-management in the coastal area of the Philippines, (2) to determine the impact ...
