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    • A research framework for coastal fisheries co-management institutions 

      Pomeroy, R.S. (1993)
      Type: Journal Article
      The article highlights objectives and activities of ICLARM's research project on co-management featuring the first step of the project which is the development of a research framework for coastal fisheries co-management ...

    • A research framework for traditional fisheries 

      Smith, I.R. (1979)
      Type: Report
      The purpose of this monograph is to identify those areas of traditional fisheries research which have the greatest potential for contributing to the solution of problems facing traditional fishermen and their communities. ...

    • A review and synthesis of capture fisheries data in Thailand: large versus small-scale fisheries 

      Lymer, D.; Funge-Smith, S.; Khemakorn, P.; Naruepon, S.; Ubolratana, S. (2008)
      Type: Report
      This report examines the current status of production and participation in large-scale and small scale fisheries in Thailand. It also looks at both the marine and inland capture fisheries of the country and capture fisheries ...

    • A review of length-weight relationships of fishes from Greek marine waters 

      Stergiou, K.I.; Moutopoulos, D.K. (2001)
      Type: Journal Article
      This paper presents 649 length-weight relationships gathered from literature pertaining to 83 fish species, belonging to 34 families, throughout Greek marine waters. The value of the slope b ranged from 1.667 for Cepola ...

    • A review of natural resource laws and policies in Indonesia and its prospect for fisheries co-management 

      Susilowati, I. (1996)
      Type: Report
      In the Sixth Five-Year Plan (1994-1999) the Government of Indonesia is starting to decentralize the management of natural resources to lower level authorities. This devolvement of management is seen in the case of forestry ...

    • A roadmap for the future for fisheries and conservation 

      Williams, M.J. (ed.) (1998)
      Type: Conference Proceedings
      As a part of 1996 World Conservation Congress (WCC), the IUCN - The World Conservation Union convened a Marine and Coastal Workshop on 17-18 October 1996 in Montreal Canada. This conference proceedings entitled "A roadmap ...

    • A search for new methods for fish stock assessment and management: the FSA-CRSP overview and Philippine activities 

      McManus, J.W. (1990)
      Type: Journal Article
      A brief account of the USAID funded fish stock assessment collaborative Research Support Program is given, with emphasis on its Philippine module, devoted to empirical analyses, modelling and field studies aimed at improved ...

    • A simple index of metabolic level in fishes 

      Pauly, D. (1989)
      Type: Journal Article
      Details are given of the use of an aspect ratio of the caudal fin of fish as an index of metabolic level. Studies have shown that this ratio, besides correlating with food consumption, also has close relationships with ...

    • A simulation model of the dynamics of Peruvian anchoveta (Engraulis ringens) 

      Hertlein, W. (1995)
      Type: Journal Article
      The article describes the key elements of a model simulating the dynamics of the anchoveta (Engraulis ringens) in the Peruvian upwelling system (4 degrees to 14 degrees South). This model, based on coupled differential ...

    • A socioeconomic and bioeconomic analysis of coastal fisheries of Bangladesh 

      Khan, S.M.; Haque, M.S. (2003)
      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 ...

    • A summary of "An overview on reservoir fisheries in tropical Asia" by S.-Y. Yap and J.I. Furtado 

      Yap, S.Y. (1984)
      Type: Journal Article
      This overview on tropical Asian reservoir fisheries was prompted by issues raised in "Tropical reservoir fisheries: a preliminary analysis." Considerably different but building upon the above preliminary study, the present ...

    • A taste for live fish: Hong Kong's live reef fish market 

      Lee, C.; Sadovy, Y. (1998)
      Type: Journal Article
      This paper provides an overview of the live reef fish market in Hong Kong, which accounted for about 15,000 t/yr (US$345 million) of live fish imports in the mid-1990s. The live fish trade has spawned a number of management ...

    • A theory of fishing for a two-dimensional world 

      Pauly, D. (1989)
      Type: Journal Article
      The concept of a disc-shaped two dimensional imaginary planet called Arde is conceived in which there is up and down, forward and backward but no left and right; and the first elements of a theory of fishing in a two ...

    • A traditional floodplain fishery of the lower Amazon River, Brasil 

      McGrath, D.G.; da Silva, U.L.; Crossa, N.M.M. (1998)
      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 ...

    • A trophic model of the coastal fisheries ecosystem off the west coast of Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia 

      Garces, L.R.; Man, A.; Ahmad, A.T.; Mohamad-Norizam, M.; Slivestre, G.T. (2003)
      Type: Book Chapter
      A mass-balance steady-state trophic model of the coastal fisheries ecosystem off the West Coasts of Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia (10 - 60 m depth) was constructed using the Ecopath software. The ecosystem models were ...

    • A typology of fisheries management tools: using experience to catalyse greater success 

      Selig, E.R.; Kleisner, K.M.; Ahoobim, O.; Arocha, F.; Cruz-Trinidad, A.; Fujita, R.; Hara, M.; Katz, L.; McConney, P.; Ratner, B.D.; Saavedra-Díaz, L.M.; Schwarz, A.M.; Thiao, D.; Torell, E.; Troëng, S.; Villasante, S. (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      Fisheries provide nutrition and livelihoods for coastal populations, but many fisheries are fully or over-exploited and we lack an approach for analysing which factors affect management tool performance. We conducted a ...

    • A workshop on length-based methods in fisheries analysis in the Solomon Islands 

      Wright, A. (1989)
      Type: Journal Article
      A brief account is given of a workshop organized by the South Pacific Research Coordination Unit of the ForumFisheries Agency in order to examine the use of length frequency data as a tool in fish population assessment in ...

    • Acadjas: the brush park fisheries of Benin, West Africa 

      Welcomme, R.L.; Kapetsky, J.K. (1981)
      Type: Journal Article
      Fishing installations consisting of branches of trees, bushes or other soft vegetation stuck into the muddy bottoms of lagoons, lakes or rivers, are common throughout the world. Collectively, these may be termed "brush ...

    • Accelerating climate resilience of aquatic food systems 

      Mohammed, E.; Hossain, P.R.; Lau, J.; Abdul, W.M.; Beveridge, M.; Marwaha, N.; Peerzadi Rumana Hossain: 0000-0002-1125-284X; Jacqueline Lau: 0000-0002-0403-8423; Nisha Marwaha: 0000-0001-9822-4085 (2021)
      Type: Brief
      Climate change impacts on aquatic food systems place vulnerable communities with limited adaptive capacities at most risk. Policy and investment interventions require a positive bias in favor of the most vulnerable. Building ...

    • Access to common property resource and poverty reduction: inland open-water fisheries in Bangladesh 

      Nathan, D.; Apu, N.A. (2007)
      Type: Conference Paper
      In Bangladesh, experiences from good practices for a Common Property Resources (CPR) identified that it is necessary to choose CPR members from the resource users with clearly defined rights to use the resource with defined ...