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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 ...
Fisheries management of San Salvador Island, Philippines: a shared responsibility
Type: Journal Article
The authors discuss how the fisher community and the government shared responsibility over time for regenerating and conserving fishery resources in San Salvador Island, Philippines, and rose above the obstacles associated ...
Fifty years of reservoir fisheries in Mettur Dam, India: some lessons
Type: Journal Article
The paper outlines briefly the history of the fishery in a dam reservoir in India. The reservoir was very productive in its early years, with support from a seed farm, ice plant, cold storage and regulated entry of fishery. ...
Determination of fisheries benefits from floodplain riverine systems in Bangladesh: a mathematical programming approach
Type: Journal Article
This 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 ...
An account of fisheries development in the Republic of Djibouti with notes on the growth and mortality of three species of groupers
Type: Journal Article
A brief description of fisheries development in Djibouti is given, with emphasis on the major constraints that have to date limited the increase of fishing effort. Estimates of L sub( infinity ) obtained through Wetherall ...
The relationship between catch and effort and its effect on predicted yields of sardine fisheries in Lake Kariba
Type: Journal Article
There is an unusual relationship between catch per unit effort and effort in the Lake Kariba sardine (Limnothrissa miodon) fishery. This is apparently a results of ecological changes in the lake following the decline of ...
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 ...
A research framework for coastal fisheries co-management institutions
Type: Journal Article
The article highlights objectives and activities of ICLARM's research project on co-management featuring the first step of the project which is the development of a research framework for coastal fisheries co-management ...
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. ...
Marine reserves: they enhance fisheries, reduce conflicts, and protect resources
Type: Journal Article
Marine fishery reserves, its fishery and non fishery benefits are discussed. Problems with marine fishery reserves are also pointed out.