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Can we use traditional length-based fish stock assessment when growth is seasonal?
(1990)Type: Journal ArticleBased on simulated catch data, this contribution shows that standard length-converted catch curves cannot be used for accurately estimating total mortality when growth oscillates seasonally. Some implications for length-based ... -
Population dynamics of Metapenaeus ensis (Penaeidae) in the Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea
(1990)Type: Journal ArticleGrowth, total mortality and seasonality of recruitment of male Metapenaeus ensis (Penaeidae) were determined based on length-frequency data (n = 9007) collected in 1988 in the Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea. -
Estimating natural mortality of Kuwait's Penaeus semisulcatus using a new tag-recapture data analysis method
(1990)Type: Journal ArticleA novel method was used to estimate natural mortality (M) of Kuwaiti Penaeus semisulcatus using tagging data. The new M estimator is based on two tagging experiments with similar products of initial survival after tagging ... -
Small water bodies for sustainable fisheries production
(1991)Type: Journal ArticleA brief account is given of some of the discussions presented at a workshop regarding reservoir fisheries in Asia held in Hangzhou, China in Oct 1990. The presentations covered the range of reservoir fisheries management ... -
An overview of objectives for fisheries management
(1991)Type: Journal ArticleA brief description of modern aims and targets for fisheries management that have been used recently is given. This covers MSY, F<sub>max</sub>, F<sub>msy</sub>,F<sub>0.1</sub>, spawning stock maintenance, buffer stock ... -
Catchability estimates for simple fishing gears in small-scale fishponds
(1991)Type: Journal ArticleThe findings are presented of experiments conducted at the Domasi Experimental Fish Farm in Zomba, Malawi to evaluate the hook-and-line fishing gear and cover pot techniques for harvesting tilapias (Oreochromis shiranus ... -
Traditional institutions and their role in the contemporary coastal resource management in the Pacific Islands
(1991)Type: Journal ArticleA discussion is presented on the role played by customary marine tenure (CMT) institutions in the regulation of fisheries in the Pacific Ocean Islands. Particular reference is made to the system in operation in Marovo ... -
The South China Sea: analyzing fisheries catch data in an ecosystem context
(1991)Type: Journal ArticleThe 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 ... -
Small scale fisheries in the time of cholera
(1991)Type: Journal ArticleAn 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 ... -
Population dynamics of the freshwater clam Galatea paradoxa (Donacidae) in the Cross River, Nigeria
(1991)Type: Journal ArticleThe growth of freshwater clam Galatea paradoxa (Born) from the Cross River, Nigeria, was studied based on a count of growth checks on shells, presumed to be laid down annually. Mean lengths at ages 1 to 5 were 4.1 cm, 5.9 ... -
A model to determine benefits obtainable from the management of riverine fisheries of Bangladesh
(1991)Type: ReportAn operational model was derived which can be used to analyze the performance of Bangladesh riverine fisheriesunder different simulated alternatives of technical, economic and biological conditions. Functions and parameters of ... -
Who's working on fishing gear design and construction for small-scale fisheries?
(1991)Type: Journal ArticleThe findings are presented of a search conducted on traditional fishing gear design and construction using the ASFA database (1971-90) and the ICLARM Library and professional staff collections. -
The Peruvian anchoveta, Charles Darwin and us
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleThe last decade has seen and rightly so a boom of Darwiniana, culminating in 1991, in a fascinating new biography by A. Desmond and J. Moore.' Indeed, "spicing up" one's writing with references to Charles Darwin seems one ... -
Development, use and management of the Zhoushan fishing ground, China
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleThe Zhoushan fishing area contains the Zhoushan archipelagos, whose population is nearly 1 million, including over 300,000 fishermen. A detailed account is given of the environment and its resources; there are more than ... -
Redirecting benefits to genuine fishermen: Bangladesh's new fisheries management policy
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleIn 1986 the government of Bangladesh decided to pursue a new fisheries management policy (NFMP) that would allow fishing access only to the genuine fishers with the following main objectives: to free the fishers from ... -
Small-scale fishery of Pichavaram mangrove swamp, Southeast India
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleA description of the small-scale fishery of Pichavaram mangrove, southeast India is given, with emphasis on catch composition, catch per effort and deployment of various gear types. -
Nearshore fish resources and fisheries around Kigoma, eastern coast of Lake Tanganyika
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleThe fish habitats along an inshore water stretch along the eastern/central coast of Lake Tanganyika are discussed and a quantitative analysis of the species composition, distribution and abundance of the littoral fishes ... -
Growth and mortality rates and state of exploitation of spiny lobsters in Tonga (1992)
(1992)Type: Conference PaperAn analysis was made of length frequency data for the spiny lobsters, Panulirus penicillatus and P. longipes, caught coral reefs in Tonga. The length data were used to estimate both growth and mortality parameters for ... -
Some key concepts in fisheries research and management, with emphasis on Mozambique
(1992)Type: Book ChapterSome basic concepts of fishery economics and management, and fish population dynamics are presented. Also, some basic elements of length based stock assessment are reviewed. -
Determination of fisheries benefits from floodplain riverine systems in Bangladesh: a mathematical programming approach
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper presents a non-linear programming model developed to determine the total benefits obtainable from the various floodplain riverine fisheries of Bangladesh. With the help of the model, performance-response of each ...
