Resilient small-scale fisheries: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
Beel fisheries of Assam - community-based co-management imperative
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleThe freshwater wetlands (beels) of Assam, India, cover an area of 101 232 ha. For the rural poor, the neighboring wetlands are the only source of fish. They depend on them for their daily consumption of fish as well as a ... -
Socioeconomic characteristics of payang seine (lampara) and driftnet fisheries in West Sumatra, Indonesia
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleA proportionate random sample survey of 10 percent of the driftnet and Payang seine fishers in West Sumatra was carried out in 1998. A total of 45 driftnet and 66 lampara fishers were interviewed to obtain socioeconomic ... -
Effects of photoperiod on growth of larvae and juveniles of the anemonefish Amphiprion melanopus
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleRearing of anemonefishes is now relatively routine compared to the culture of cardinalfishes (Apogonidae) or angelfishes (Pomacanthidae). However, it is still a labor intensive, time intensive and expensive procedure. To ... -
Conservation and management of marine fishery resources of Kerala State, India
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleThe highly productive fisheries of Kerala, India, are suffering from overexploitation. Use of unsuitable fishing gears that result in a high level of wasteful bycatch and destruction of egg bearing and juvenile fish should ... -
Reproductive biology of the commercial sea cucumber Holothuria fuscogilva in the Solomon Islands
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleReproduction of Holothuria fuscogilva (Selenka, 1867) in the Solomon Islands was investigated over a 4?yr period (1994 to 1998) by macroscopic and microscopic examination of the gonad tubules, the gonad index (GI) method, ... -
The marine fisheries of Jamaica
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleThe marine fisheries of Jamaica are almost entirely artisanal, with at least 15 000 fishers and an annual catch of approximately 7 000 t. A recent development is a small industrial fishery for queen conch and spiny lobster ... -
Adaptive response of Peruvian Hake to overfishing
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleCompensatory mechanisms of the Peruvian hake population (Merluccius gayi peruanus) in response to heavy exploitation and changes in species interaction are discussed. Changes in the rate of cannibalism, diet composition, ... -
Floating islands: a unique fish aggregating method
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleA fish aggregating device made of aquatic weeds and grass (Phoom) is used in Loktak lake in the northeastern region of India. It has been used successfully in this very productive fishery for centuries. Today, the fishery ...