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Length-weight relationship of fishes from Yemen waters (Gulf of Aden and Red Sea)
Type: Journal Article
The data for this study were gathered between 1993 and 1996 on board commercial trawlers from Somalia, China and Yemen and also from the research vessel Ibn Magid belonging to the Marine Science and Resources Research ...
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. ...
Climate change, tropical fisheries and prospects for sustainable development
Type: Journal Article
Tropical fisheries substantially contribute to the well-being of societies in both the tropics and the extratropics, the latter through ‘telecoupling’ — linkages between distant human–natural systems. Tropical marine ...
Discerning the culture of compliance through recreational fisher's perceptions of poaching
Type: Journal Article
Compliance is critical for effective conservation, and non-compliance regularly negates the desired outcomes of the world's marine protected areas. To increase compliance, practitioners must understand why resource users ...
A simulation model of the dynamics of Peruvian anchoveta (Engraulis ringens)
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 ...
Reproductive season of the Caribbean spiny lobster Panulirus argus in the coastal waters of northern Brazil
Type: Journal Article
The spawning season of the Caribbean spiny lobster Panulirus argus (Latreille) was identified based on adult specimens collected monthly off northeastern Brazil, from August 1982 to July 1988. The maturity indices used ...
Managing excess capacity in small-scale fisheries: perspectives from stakeholders in three Southeast Asian countries
Type: Journal Article
The management of fishing capacity in both inland and marine fisheries is a major policy concern in most countries in Southeast Asia. Excess capacity leads to a number of negative impacts, such as resource use conflicts, ...
The fisheries of Zanzibar: potential for new investments
Type: Journal Article
Zanzibar, one of the poorest areas of sub-Saharan Africa, has a good potential for foreign investment in offshore (EEZ) marine capture fisheries, in aquaculture and in fi sheries infrastructure. Zanzibar’s fisheries resources ...
Volunteer sports divers: a valuable resource in the management of Bahrain's fisheries
Type: Journal Article
The Directorate of Fisheries (DOF) of Bahrain has a novel scheme in which the DOF workers cooperate with local sports divers in the management and conservation of their marine resources. This cooperation is mutually ...
USA rethinks fisheries management
Type: Journal Article
Fisheries in the USA are managed under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (MFCMA). By 1991, it was reported that fish stocks had declined considerably since the act came into force. A national ...