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Simulating fisheries for the assessment of optimum harvesting strategies
Type: Journal Article
Some results of a line of research explored by the author in recent years, and concerning the small-scale fisheries of Mexico are discussed. Clarity of goals for fisheries management is stressed as a departure point before ...
The fisheries of St. Lucia, West Indies
Type: Journal Article
An overview of the fisheries of St. Lucia using currently available information is presented. The fisheries are entirely artisanal, characterized by relatively simple and inexpensive gears and boats. The 2,100 fishers (who ...
Community fisheries management of freshwater lakes in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
The Oxbow Lakes Small Scale Fishermen Project in western Bangladesh is primarily a Social Fisheries Project. The project aims at self-management of the Oxbow lakes fishing and fish farming by members of the local communities ...
Proceedings of the Visayas-Wide Conference on Community-Based Coastal Resources Management and Fisheries Co-management
Type: Conference Proceedings
The International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM), Tambuyog Development Center (TDC) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) organized and funded a Visayas-wide conference and workshop on community-based ...
On modelling and management of capture fisheries: one view
Type: Journal Article
Sustainability of benefits from capture fisheries has been a concern of fisheries scientists for a long time. The development of fisheries management models reflects the historical debate (from maximum sustainable yield ...
A review of natural resource laws and policies in Indonesia and its prospect for fisheries co-management
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 ...
Socioeconomic aspects of artisanal fisheries in Asia
Type: Book Chapter
The fisheries sector provides a valuable source of food protein and is one of the primary sources of livelihood and employment in Asian countries. However, it is also within the fisheries sector where extreme poverty ...
The Marine Stewardship Council: new hope for marine fisheries
Type: Journal Article
To help reverse the downward trends for the world's marine fish stocks, the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Aglo-Dutch Unilever have jointly formed the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), an independent, non-profit, ...
Managing fisheries involving predator and prey species
Type: Journal Article
Several management strategies for ecosystems with biological interaction are discussed, including predator removal, predator-prey coexistence, prey exploitation, overexploitation, and introduction of sanctuaries. Some case ...
Integrated management of coastal fisheries: lessons from initiatives in San Miguel Bay, Philippines
Type: Conference Proceedings
Coastal fisheries occur in a variety of natural and human settings. In terms of coastal use intensity, fisheries may be viewed to operate in a spectrum ranging from essentially single sector (i.e., fisheries) situations ...