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A quantitative approach for assessing the productive performance and ecological contributions of smallholder farms
(1997)Type: Journal ArticleA pragmatic framework for monitoring, modelling, analysing, and comparing the state and performance of integrated agroecosystems is proposed. Four smallholder rice farms (1.36€“2.76 hectares) €” including monoculture rice ... -
A regional database management system: the fisheries resource information system and tools (FiRST): Its design, utility and future directions.
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleThis article describes the refined version of FiRST (version 2004) and provides examples on how the database (‘TrawlBase’) has been used to date for analyses aimed at establishing historic resource baselines and examining ... -
A review of quantified relationships between mangroves and coastal resources
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper focuses on relationships between mangroves and coastal resources (fish and shrimps). A review of the literature highlights the lack of quantified relationships in this field. This leads to a definition of ... -
A review of the ELEFAN system for analysis of length-frequency data in fish and aquatic invertebrates
(1987)Type: Book ChapterSome aspects of the history and present role of length-based methods for the study of the growth, mortality and recruitment of fish invertebrate stocks are reviewd. The recently-developed ELEFAN (Electronic Length Frequency ... -
A selected bibliography on tilapia (Pisces: Cichlidae): a list of documents available in the WorldFish Center Library
(2003)Type: BookResearch by the WorldFish Center and its partners on tilapia began in the late 1970s and focused on key issues that affect their production and conservation. WorldFish Center library as part of its effort to serve the ... -
A selection of simple methods for the assessment of tropical fish stocks
(1980)Type: ReportThis selection of methods is based on lecture notes used at a FAO/DANIDA training course held in Mombasa, Kenya, in May-June 1980. The methods presented are: regression and correlation, estimation of growth parameters from ... -
A simple spreadsheet model to incorporate seasonal growth into length-based stock assessment methods
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleThe paper describes a method by which seasonal growth can be incorporated into length-converted catch curves and cohort analyses using a spreadsheet. The method is based on calculating the length of fish using seasonal ... -
A summary of the catch, fishing effort data and species composition collected by the DA/BFAR-ICLARM Small Pelagic Management Project
(1988)Type: ReportCatch, fishing effort, catch composition and species composition of small pelagic landings were monitored at six sites in the Philippines between 1987 to 1988. This data volume presents total monthly catch and fishing ... -
A survey of ichthyofauna of Lake Kanyaboli and other small waterbodies in Kenya: alternative refugia for endangered fish species
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleIn 1988, the World Conservation Union (WCU) Red Book of Endangered Species listed hundreds of endemic fishes of Lake Victoria under a single heading - "ENDANGERED". Most of the endemic native food fishes are either endangered ... -
A trophic ecosystem model of Lake George, Uganda
(1993)Type: Book ChapterA trophic model of Lake George, Uganda, Central Africa was constructed using published quantitative and qualitative information on the various biotic components of the lake and the ECOPATH II approach and software. It is ... -
A viability analysis for a bio-economic model
(2001)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper presents a simple dynamic model dealing with the management of a marine renewable resource. But instead of studying the ecological and economic interactions in terms of equilibrium or optimal control, we pay ... -
AAS practice brief: Evaluating natural resource management programs
(2013)Type: BriefNatural resource management research (NRMR) has a key role in improving food security and reducing poverty and malnutrition in environmentally sustainable ways, especially in rural communities in the developing world. ... -
About more than just the size of the boat: Big Numbers Project
(2008)Type: BriefThe Big Numbers Project is a joint activity of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, World Bank and the WorldFish Center in collaboration with national partners. It is funded through PROFISH, ... -
Abundance and size frequency distributions of invertebrates, and the nature of habitats, prior to declaration of the marine conservation area
(1996)Type: ReportWith the assistance of The Nature Conservancy, local fishermen implemented a total closure on fishing of commercially important invertebrates for three years around much of the coastline of two islands within an MCA of 83 ... -
Accounting for genotype by environment interaction in economic appraisal of genetic improvement programs in common carp Cyprinus carpio
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleIn this study we examine effects of genotype by environment (G×E) interaction due to re-ranking and scaling effects on economic benefit (EB) and benefit to cost ratio (BCR) from a genetic improvement program in common carp ... -
ACIAR_Development of Rice Fish Systems (RFS) in the Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar: MYRice-Fish_Annual report 2017 - 2018
Type: Donor ReportThe ACIAR project entitled ‘Development of Rice Fish Systems (RFS) in the Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar” was approved by ACIAR 23rd June 2017 and signed by WorldFish on the same date. An inception workshop was held with ... -
Adaptation for changing deltas
(2023)Type: Journal ArticleDeltas have provided fertile farmland, productive fishing, and access to trade routes for millennia. Today, more than five hundred million people live on deltas and coastal urban areas. Yet deltas are also incredibly vulnerable ... -
Adaptive co-management for social-ecological complexity
(2009)Type: Journal ArticleBuilding trust through collaboration, institutional development, and social learning enhances efforts to foster ecosystem management and resolve multi-scale society–environment dilemmas. One emerging approach aimed at ... -
Adaptive participator integrated assessment and agro-ecosystem analysis to support decision-making on water allocation for fisheries and agriculture in the Tonle Sap wetland system: fisheries component: Integrating fish resources to agro-ecosystem analyses
(2008)Type: ReportThis project proposes to improve fisheries considerations in the CAEA (Commune Agro-Ecosystem Analysis) process used at the commune level. It is based on the adaptive participatory and integrated assessment methodology ... -
Addressing conflict through collective action in natural resource management: A Synthesis of experience
(2013)Type: Working PaperThe food security crisis, international “land grabs,” and new markets for environmental services have drawn renewed attention to the role of natural resource competition in the livelihoods of the rural poor. While significant ...
