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Overview of the national fisheries situation with emphasis on the demersal fisheries off the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia
Type: Book Chapter
The marine fisheries sector in Malaysia contributes significantly to the national economy in terms of income, foreign exchange and employment. In 1999, marine fisheries contributed 1.245 million t (90% of total fish ...
Review of national fisheries situation in Sri Lanka
Type: Book Chapter
Fisheries are an important source of protein and employment for Sri Lanka’s population. The declaration of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in 1976 gave the country a water area larger than its land area. The coastal ...
Status and management of the Java sea fisheries
Type: Book Chapter
The Java Sea is a major fishing ground in Indonesia contributing 31% of the national marine fisheries production. Demersal and small pelagic fishery resources account for most production in the area. During the 1960s and ...
Marine fisheries along the southwest coast of India
Type: Book Chapter
Marine fisheries production in India has increased from 0.5 million t in 1950 to 2.47 million t in 1997. The gross value of fisheries landings in India was US$2.37 billion in 1997. The contribution of fisheries to the Gross ...
Assessment, management and future directions for coastal fisheries in Asian countries
Type: Conference Proceedings
In Asia, the fisheries sector is important in terms of food security, livelihoods and foreign exchange earnings. However, as in many parts of the world, there are signs that capture fisheries are fully exploited or overfished. ...
An approach to the assessment of the finfish fisheries of the Caribbean Community
Type: Journal Article
This paper briefly outlines the implications of making a decision on the most appropriate alternative for carrying out stock assessments and the reasons for previous failures to conserve finfish stocks for sustainable use. ...
Biology, fisheries and culture of tropical groupers and snappers
Type: Conference Proceedings
Groupers and snappers are important fishery resources of the tropics and subtropics, where their high values have caused most of their stocks to be heavily exploited, some even to the point of collapse. Trends towards heavy ...
Spatial structure of demersal fish assemblages in South and Southeast Asia and implications for fisheries management
Type: Journal Article
We provide a review of the assemblage structure of demersal fish resources in four South and Southeast Asian countries. Multivariate techniques (classification and ordination analysis) were used to analyze scientific trawl ...
Theory and management of tropical multispecies stocks: a review, with emphasis on the Southeast Asian demersal fisheries
Type: Working Paper
This paper consists of four main parts: a) the marine fisheries of Southeast Asia; b) the mathematical models; c)the Gulf of Thailand trawl fishery as a case study; and d) possible new approaches in the study and management ...