Resilient small-scale fisheries: Recent submissions
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Diet composition and daily ration estimates of selected trawl-caught fishes in San Miguel Bay, Philippines
(1997)Type: Journal ArticleThe diet composition of fish caught in San Miguel Bay, Philippines, in April and May 1993 was studied. The diets of tiger-tooth croaker (Otolithes ruber), commerson's anchovy (Stolephorus commersonii); and the Indian anchovy ... -
European Union supports project to strengthen fisheries and biodiversity management in African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries
(1997)Type: Journal ArticleProper resource management implies a better understanding of ecosystems and the conservation of biodiversity. Scientists from developing countries often have limited information on their aquatic resources because of many ... -
Toward a generic trawl survey database management system
(1997)Type: Conference ProceedingsThis Workshop, made possible by a grant from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM), brought together resource researchers and managers to examine the ... -
Management of tropical coastal fisheries in Asia: an overview of key challenges and opportunities
(1997)Type: Conference ProceedingsCoastal 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 ... -
Putting fisheries management back in places: points of view
(1997)Type: Journal ArticleExcept, miraculously, for Jules Verne's, scientific predictions always turn out to be wrong. However, the 3rd Millennium is coming, fisheries resources are going, and it is impossible to resist the urge to take the plunge ... -
Length-weight relationship of fishes from coral reefs and lagoons of New Caledonia: an update
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleLength-weight relationships of 316 reef and lagoon fish from New Caledonia (SW Pacific Ocean) belonging to 68 families are computed. A total of 43,750 individuals was used for this purpose. Fish were sampled by different ... -
A traditional floodplain fishery of the lower Amazon River, Brasil
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper describes fishing activities of households in four communities located in a floodplain lake system of the lower Amazon river. An average of 42 households were interviewed about their fishing activity on a monthly ... -
Marine fisheries of Karnataka State, India
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleThis contribution provides an overview of the marine capture fisheries off the coast of Karnataka State, India. It covers the main fisheries and fishing gears, production trends (by main species /groups and gears), assessment ... -
Availability of wild spat of the blacklip pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera, from 'open' reef systems in Solomon Islands
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleIn this paper, we report results from a 2-year sampling program to assess spatial and temporal variation in abundances of spat in Solomon Islands. In particular, we focus on the apparent characteristics of good sites for ... -
A framework for future training in marine and coastal protected area management
(1998)Type: Conference ProceedingsProceedings of the Workshop on a Framework for Future Training in Marine and Coastal Protected Area Management held in Manila, Philippines, from 3 to 7 November 1997. With funding from the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign ... -
Weight-fecundity relationships of Nigerian fish populations
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleParameters a and b of the power body weight (W) - fecundity (F=a W super(b)) are presented for 25 populations comprising 15 species of Nigerian fishes. Estimates of b varied between 0.511 (Parauchenoglanis akin) and 1.654 ... -
Mangrove rehabilitation and coastal resource management: a case study of Cogtong Bay, Philippines
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleThe Cogtong Bay experience represents a bold attempt to pursue a shared responsibility between the government and local residents for rehabilitating coastal resources. Some of the factors that provided the impetus to ... -
A roadmap for the future for fisheries and conservation
(1998)Type: Conference ProceedingsAs a part of 1996 World Conservation Congress (WCC), the IUCN - The World Conservation Union convened a Marine and Coastal Workshop on 17-18 October 1996 in Montreal Canada. This conference proceedings entitled "A roadmap ... -
Outmigration and movement of tagged coral reef fish in a marine fishery reserve in Jamaica
(1998)Type: Book ChapterBetween December, 1996 and May, 1998, a total of 6,947 coral reef fish were marked and released within the Discovery Bay Fishery Reserve, on the north coast of Jamaica. Nearly 6,000 recaptures have been obtained (including ... -
Fifty years of reservoir fisheries in Mettur Dam, India: some lessons
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleThe 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. ... -
Socioeconomic assessment of freshwater capture fisheries in Cambodia: report on a household survey
(1998)Type: ReportThe findings are presented of a study conducted in Cambodia regarding the people in the village communities along the waters of the Mekong River who depend upon fishing and related activities for the whole or part of their ... -
Fisheries co-management in Africa: Proceedings from a regional workshop on fisheries co-management research
(1998)Type: ReportCo-management as a form of resource management is gaining ground worldwide, so also in fisheries management. Co-management implies that the user-groups participate in the decision-making on how to protect and exploit the ... -
Blast fishing in southwest Sulawesi, Indonesia
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleBlast fishing has been a widespread and accepted fishing technique in Indonesia for over 50 years. The largest coral reef fishery in Indonesia is around the Spermonde archipelago in southwest Sulawesi. With the expanding ... -
A history of fishing with explosives and poisons in Hong Kong waters
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleFishing with explosives is still being practiced aroung Hong Kong. The first legislation against blast fishing was passed in Hong Kong in 1903. Since then, successive legislation has increased the penalties and fines on ... -
Detachment and grading of the tropical sea cucumber sandfish, Holothuria scabra, juveniles from settlement substrates
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleThe International Centre for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) in the Solomon Islands has a 5-year project to develop methods for mass rearing of tropical sea cucumbers for the purpose of enhancing wild stocks ...
