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Example estimations of yield and fishery profit when few data are available
(1991)Type: Journal ArticleVery preliminary bioeconomic assessments are reported in respect to fishery situation in Kenya. In the case of the shrimp fishery, it is concluded that the contemporary trawler fleet is substantially in excess of that ... -
Experience with marine protected area planning and management in the Philippines.
(2002)Type: Journal ArticleMarine protected areas were established in the Philippines as early as 1974. These early models on Sumilon and Apo Islands and others set forth a framework for coral reef management that has been shown to enhance fish ... -
Exploitation of the dolphin-fish Coryphaena hippurus L. off Ecuador: analysis by length-based virtual population analysis
(1991)Type: Journal ArticleDolphin-fish Coryphaena hippurus in the east Central Pacific are principally exploited by Ecuador. A length-based virtual population analysis of this fishery was sensitive to assumed values of growth parameters in ... -
Exploring the impact of farmer-led research supported by civil society organisations
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper synthesises the main findings about the impacts of a wide range of farmer-led research initiatives in terms of food security, ecological sustainability, economic empowerment, gender relations, local capacity to ... -
Facilitating integrated coastal management in Indonesia 2001-2003: final report: case studies
(2004)Type: ReportThis document contains the compiled lessons, experiences and the impacts of the Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) training course developed for the kecamatan of Indonesia presented through the case studies of our Indonesian ... -
Facilitating integrated coastal management in Vietnam: final report
(2004)Type: ReportViet Nam's marine and coastal area extends over 1.5 million hectares with an Exclusive Economic Zone of about 1 million square kilometers. It also has 4,000 offshore islands mainly in the Gulf of Tonkin and various important ... -
Factors impacting antimicrobial resistance in the South East Asian food system and potential places to intervene: A participatory, one health study
(2023)Type: Journal ArticleBackground: With AMU projected to increase, South East Asia (SEA) is at high risk of experiencing disproportionate health, social, and economic burdens due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Our objective was to identify ... -
Factors influencing adaptive marine governance in a developing country context: a case study of Southern Kenya
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleAdaptive governance can be conceptualized as distinct phases of: 1) understanding environmental change; 2) using this understanding to inform decision making; and 3) acting on decisions in a manner that sustains resilience ... -
Factors influencing cultivation of the Lilongwe and Linthipe River Banks ni Malawi: a case study of Salima District
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleThe study was conducted to investigate factors that influence farmers to cultivate along the river banks in Salima District, in the Central Region of Malawi. Using logit analysis the study revealed that household size, ... -
Factors influencing fish prices in Southern Malawi
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleNine markets in the Southern Region of Malawi were studied. The prices of 79 separate purchases were compared for market type, species, form of preservation, total length, distance of retail market from the capture fishery ... -
Farmer participatory procedures for managing and monitoring sustainable farming systems
(1993)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper aims to devise a farmer participatory method that not only improves farmer management of natural resources, but also monitors the impact of improvements. This assessment is made in terms of: economic efficiency, ... -
Feasibility of shrimp culture in Brunei Darussalam
(1987)Type: ReportThe US-ASEAN Coastal Resources Management Project Team assessed the feasibility of brackish pond aquaculture development in Brunei. More than 2000 ha are identified as high priority sites for fishfarm development. Designs ... -
Feedbacks as a bridging concept for advancing transdisciplinary sustainability research
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThe emergence of transformation as a core component in sustainability science and practice has opened an exciting space for transdisciplinary research. Yet, the mainstreaming of transformation has also exposed epistemological ... -
Field Evaluation of a Passive Aeration System on productivity of Nile Tilapia polyculture in ponds: Project Brief - Final Report January 2016 to November 2019
(2020)Type: BriefThis brief highlights the major project achievements in line with the FISH Research Program strategic goals and indicators. The brief was produced taking as reference the technical report of the project submitted to the ... -
Figments of fire and forest: Shifting cultivation policy in the Philippines and Indonesia
(2017)Type: Book ChapterShifting cultivation supports around 200 million people in the Asia-Pacific region alone. It is often regarded as a primitive and inefficient form of agriculture that destroys forests, causes soil erosion and robs lowland ... -
Final stages of WorldFish-SPC sea cucumber project
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleA joint WorldFish - Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) project to restore to productive levels the breeding populations of sea cucumber, using the sandfish (Holothuria scabra) as the focal species, is in its final ... -
Finding logic models for sustainable marine development that deliver on social equity
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleSustainable development is often represented as contributing to desirable outcomes across economic, environmental, and social goals, yet policies and interventions attempting to deliver sustainable development often disagree ... -
Fish and the poor
(2008)Type: Book ChapterTo effectively improve fisheries management for the benefit of the poor, this paper argues that management approaches must address the inherent complexity and heterogeneity found in fisheries, and the differing needs of ... -
Fish biodiversity research in the Mekong Basin
(2012)Type: Book ChapterThe Mekong River is one of the great rivers of the world and is characterized by high fish biodiversity. A number of organizations are working at observing and protecting aquatic biodiversity in this hotspot of global ... -
Fish consumption and food security : a disaggregated analysis by types of fish and classes of consumers in selected asian countries
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper discusses fish consumption and preference patterns for fish species by income groups, and by urban/rural divide in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. The analysis is ...
