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Rivers of the Lower Guinean rainforest: biogeography and sustainable exploitation
(2003)Type: Book ChapterThe Lower Guinean rainforest of Southern Cameroon, continental Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the People's Republic of the Congo and its associated biodiversity is being destroyed at a rate of 1 million ha per year by poorly ... -
The role of voluntary commitments in realizing the promise of the Blue Economy
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleVoluntary (or non-binding) commitments offer an action-oriented mechanism for addressing interconnected, complex and pressing issues. Though not designed to replace negotiated or binding outcomes, voluntary commitments can ... -
Safeguarding seagrass poster
(2017)Type: PosterLau Lagoon is the largest seagrass area in Solomon Islands. Dugong, fish and people depend on the seagrass. Support the efforts to save the lagoon: (1) protect dugongs, (2) respect fishing closures, (3) refrain from using ... -
Salaphoum and local governance
(2009)Type: OtherVillage-based action research in Stung Treng province, known locally as Salaphoum research, is a process of participatory research driven by villagers themselves. It aims to document local knowledge on the relationship ... -
Salinity preference of two diatoms and their growth performance in three prepared and two alternative on-farm media sources
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleSalinity and preferred nutrient composition of <i>Chaetoceros affinis</i> and <i>Skeletonema costatum</i> were tested. Salinity was tested at 12, 16, 23, 28, and 32 ppt. Three compositions of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), ... -
Science and sustainable food and nutrition security: challenge and response
(2002)Type: ReportThis presentatioin is about the Asia-Pacific food security and nutrition challenge with focus on the area of ICLARM's work, namely, fisheries and aquaculture. The author also illustrates the different roles that science ... -
Scoping mission to Western Province, Zambia
(2011)Type: BriefThe objective of the scoping Mission is to reate a shared understanding of the Upper Zambezi as a research hub for the Program, including 1. Main development challenges and opportunities 2. Big research questions 3. Possible ... -
Scoping report: Current status of index-based insurance in Bangladesh
(2013)Type: ReportWith current and anticipated increases in magnitude of extreme weather events and a declining consistency in weather patterns, particularly challenging for agriculture, there has been a growing interest in weather index-based ... -
Sea cucumber culture, farming and sea ranching in the tropics: Progress, problems and opportunities
(2012)Type: Journal ArticleTropical sea cucumber mariculture has potential to become a profitable industry and contribute towards natural population replenishment. Here, we synthesise the fields of progress, current impediments and research opportunities ... -
Sea cucumber identification cards: an analysis of their utility in the Pacific
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleFisheries management personnel and other stakeholders need a means of ensuring consistency when identifying the various species exploited within a fishery. We conducted a questionnaire-based survey to evaluate the usefulness ... -
SEACORM Net - Southeast Asia's coral reef monitoring network
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleThe region's scientists work together to formed the SEACORM Net (Southeast Asia Coral Reef Monitoring Network)for better integration of information and resources. The group intends to establish a strong working relationship ... -
Seagrasses: a resource unknown in the ASEAN region
(1990)Type: BriefThe coastal waters of Southeast Asian countries have some of the world's richest ecosystems characterized by extensive coral reefs and dense mangrove forests. The publication provides insights useful towards a better ... -
Searching for a livelihood: the dilemma of small-boat fishermen in Eastern Indonesia
(2009)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter examines the situation of small boat fishermen in eastern Indonesia, a large number of whom are now engaged in illegal shark fishing in Australia waters. The paper looks at: 1) the historical background to ... -
Seasonal abundance, morphometrics and hook selectivity of yellowfin (Thunnus albacares) off Darigayos Cove, La Union, Philippines
(1987)Type: Conference PaperIn this paper, the authors present some observations on the seasonality, morphometrics and hook selectivity of yellowfin tuna caught around payaos by a seasonal handline fishery of the northeastern coast of Luzon. -
Seasonality dynamics for investigating wetland-agriculture nexus and its ecosystems service values in Chibuto, Mozambique
(2008)Type: Conference PaperThis study is a subsection of CPWF-30 (Challenge Program on Water and Food) that centers on investigating the wetland, agriculture, and livelihoods interactions. Chibuto, the floodplain of Changane River in Mozambique is ... -
Seaweed
(2021)Type: PosterBasic information on seaweed, prospect, cost & benefits and nutrition value. -
Seaweed industry in India
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleThe seaweed industry in India is mainly a cottage industry and is based only on the natural stock of agar yielding red seaweeds, such as Gelidiella acerosa and Gracilaria eduli and algin yielding brown seaweed species such ... -
Seaweed-based economic activities in Lombok and Bali, Indonesia
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleSeaweed production is an important secondary, activity for fishers in eastern Indonesia. In Lombok and Bali, however, it is a major enterprise involving whole village communities in a range of activities from trading to tourism. -
Seaweeds preferred by herbivorous fishes
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleMarine macrobenthic algae (or seaweeds), epiphytic microalgae, and other aquatic plants constitute the main food items of marine herbivorous fishes. About 5% of all fish species are herbivorous; only 30% of these are marine, ... -
Sécurité alimentaire, nutrition et VIH/SIDA dans les pêcheries africaines: information émergente et direction de la recherche: Étude documentaire
(2009)Type: ReportThe WorldFish Center and FAO are implementing a regional programme entitled "Fisheries and HIV/AIDS in Africa; investing in sustainable solutions", funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) ...
