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Fish production, catches and the carrying capacity of the world oceans
Type: Journal Article
A brief review of the status of the world fisheries is presented with emphasis on the differences between catches (= landings + bycatch), biological production of fish, and predation (= production - catches). The ECOPATH ...
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 ...
Developments in tropical reef fisheries science and management
Type: Book Chapter
Extinction is conceivable for some species, including aquarium-fish stocks of high value and limited geographical range, but a biological basis exists for management of such small fishes. Immediate data needs are much ...
Primary production required to sustain global fisheries
Type: Journal Article
The mean of reported annual world fisheries catches for 1988-1991 (94.3 million t) was split into 39 species groups, to which fractional trophic levels, ranging from 1.0 (edible algae) to 4.2 (tunas), were assigned, based ...
Management of tropical coastal fisheries in Asia: an overview of key challenges and opportunities
Type: Conference Proceedings
Coastal fisheries are an important component of the fisheries sector and rural economy of tropical developing countries in Asia - generating food, employment and foreign exchange. In 1994, marine landings of these countries ...
Fisheries biology: a new took kit for dealing with new problems
Type: Book Chapter
In this chapter, the author gives an overview of the development of the concept and research of fisheries biology.
Competition between fisheries and marine mammals for prey and primary production in the Pacific Ocean
Type: Journal Article
The degree of competition between fisheries and marine mammals in the Pacific Ocean was estimated for 7 statistical areas defined by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Catch statistics ...