Resilient small-scale fisheries: Recent submissions
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An overview of goby-fry fisheries
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleA number of diadromous gobies, notably Sicydium spp. and Sicyopterus spp., support fisheries based on return migrations of postlarvae (fry) to rivers. Most species are tropical, although close relatives occur in Japan. The ... -
Fisheries policy research in developing countries: issues, priorities and needs
(1999)Type: Conference ProceedingsProceedings of an international consultation held on 2-5 June 1997 in the North Sea Centre, Hirtshals, Denmark. Organized into three sessions, the first session focused on policy issues related to major changes in the ... -
Fisheries monitoring: management models, compliance and technical solutions
(1999)Type: Book ChapterMonitoring must be considered within the broader context of fisheries management, which in turn is a part of a mosaic of multiple ocean and natural resource uses, including environmental conservation. Monitoring has a role ... -
Management of fisheries, coastal resources and coastal environment in Thailand: institutional, legal and policy perspectives
(1999)Type: Working PaperIn this working paper, the authors carried out a study on the institutional, legal and policy framework for managing the fisheries, coastal resources and coastal environment in Thai land and proffered solutions to the ... -
Length-weight relationships of demersal fishes from the Gulf of Salamanca, Colombia. [second part]
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleThe parameters a and b of the length-weight relationship of the form W=a L super(b) were computed for 46 species caught in a series of demersal trawl hauls over the period 1995-1997 in the Gulf of Salamanca, Colombia. -
Fisheries management of San Salvador Island, Philippines: a shared responsibility
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleThe 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 ... -
Length-weight relationships of demersal fishes from the Gulf of Salamanca, Colombia
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleThe parameters a and b of the length-weight relationship of the form W=aL super(b) are presented for 37 fish species, belonging to 17 families, caught during a demersal trawl survey over the period December 1995 to March ... -
Management of fisheries, coastal resources and the coastal environment in the Philippines: policy, legal and institutional framework
(1999)Type: Working PaperThis study identifies the different types of locally based resource management systems in marine and coastal areas, such as co-management; community-based management; and integrated coastal zone management. A historical ... -
Measuring transaction costs of fisheries co-management in San Salvador Island, Philippines
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleIt is generally accepted that co-management systems are more cost-effective than centralized management of natural resources. However, no attempts have been made to empirically verify the transaction costs involved in ... -
Volunteer sports divers: a valuable resource in the management of Bahrain's fisheries
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleThe Directorate of Fisheries (DOF) of Bahrain has a novel scheme in which the DOF workers cooperate with local sports divers in the management and conservation of their marine resources. This cooperation is mutually ... -
Checklist of the shore fishes of the Mentawai Islands, Nias Island and the Padang Region of West Sumatra
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper presents a checklist of reef fishes of West Sumatra and adjacent provinces. The list includes 362 species of 143 genera and 46 families and contains seven new records and nine probable new species for Indonesia. ... -
Coastal and marine resource management in Indonesia: legal and institutional aspects
(1999)Type: Working PaperIn this working paper, the authors undertook a review and analysis of the legal, institutional and policy framework of coastal resources management in Indonesia as well as the patterns of resource use of the country's ... -
Hatchery and culture technology for the sea cucumber Holothuria scabra Jaeger, in India
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleThe seed of the sea cucumber Holothuria scabra jaeger is being produced at the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute in India. This article describes the techniques being used in the production of seed and the ... -
Management of fisheries, coastal resources and the coastal environment in Cambodia institutional, legal and policy perspectives
(1999)Type: Working PaperThis working paper is an output of the project on Management of Fisheries, Coastal Resources and the Coastal Environment in Cambodia: Institutional, Legal and Policy Perspectives. It intends to provide a basis for a country ... -
Fish consumption pattern in major freshwater fisheries provinces of Cambodia
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleProduction and consumption of fish were estimated for a one year period during 1995-96 using a sample of 5 117 households. The sample was taken from a study area covering 83 sample communes in 51 fishing districts belonging ... -
Rice field fisheries: a resource for Cambodia
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleSmall-scale fisheries in and around rice fields in the lowland areas of Cambodia are greatly underestimated and undervalued. Their contribution to the protein requirements of the poor rural households is significant. In ... -
An analysis of production factors in carp farming in Andhra Pradesh, India
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleThree major carp species, viz. catla Catla, Labeo rohita and mrigal Cirrhinus mrigala, are farmed in polyculture systems in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, India. A survey of 189 carp farms was undertaken, and principal ... -
Coral reef fishing and coral-algal phase shifts: implications for global reef status
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleCoral reef fisheries support tens of millions of people, mostly in developing countries. Fishing on reefs can be classified into three stages: manageable, ecosystem-overfished, and Malthusian-overfished. Fishing with ... -
Biodiversity and sustainable use of fish in the coastal zone: proceedings of an international workshop
(2000)Type: Conference ProceedingsA compilation of paper presented in the workshop entitled Biodiversity and Sustainable Use of Fish in the Coastal Zone. The workshop was convened in May 1999 at WRI, to give the project team, invited expert and participants ... -
Sustainable fish production in Lake Nasser: ecological basis and management policy
(2000)Type: Conference ProceedingsThe aim of the Lake Nasser Project is to integrate social, economic, and ecological factors in the formulation of a management policy for sustainable fish production. The workshop was held to review the present state of ...
