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Stock assessment of Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) based on data from a sport fishery
(1989)Type: Journal ArticleAn assessment is made of the Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares ) stock, using data from a sport fishery in the Pemba Channel off the Kenya-Tanzania border in conjunction with commercial catch figures for ... -
Stock assessment of the anchovy Cetengraulis mysticetus (Pisces: Engraulidae) in the inner part of the Gulf of Nicoya, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleA study of the population dynamics of the anchovy Cetengraulis mysticetus is presented, based on two sets of length-frequency dates from the artisanal fishery of the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica, between 1989/90 and 1992/93. ... -
Strategic planning for long-term financing of Pacific leatherback conservation and recovery
(2008)Type: Conference Proceedings45 experts on sea turtles, fisheries, conservation and finance from 10 countries convened at the Bellagio Sea Turtle Conservation Initiative workshop in Terengganu, Malaysia, to focus on methods to save the imperiled Pacific ... -
Strategies for the sustainability of online open-access biodiversity databases
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleScientists should ensure that high quality research information is readily available on the Internet so society is not dependant on less authoritative sources. Many scientific projects and initiatives publish information ... -
Stream degradation, fish abundance and the potential viability of ornamental fisheries in south-western Cameroon
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleFifteen sites on nine second- and third-order streams in the Mount Cameroon area, with varying degrees of human disturbance, were sampled during wet and dry seasons over 21 months in 2003–2005 to estimate their potential ... -
Strengthening capacities for research in development in aquatic agricultural systems
(2015)Type: Working PaperThe research-in-development (RinD) approach to agricultural research focuses on working closely with communities through multistakeholder engagement to strengthen capacities to design, plan, implement and adapt research ... -
Strengthening governance across scales in aquatic agricultural systems
(2012)Type: Working PaperAquatic agricultural systems in developing countries face increasing competition from multiple stakeholders operating from local to national and regional scales over rights to access and use natural resources—land, water, ... -
Strengthening impact evaluation in natural resource management
(2012)Type: ReportThe workshop on Strengthening Evaluation in Natural Resource Management Research is part of an ACIAR-funded Small Research and Development Activity (SRA) on Assessing the Impacts of Natural Resource Management and Policy ... -
Structuring dynamic models of exploited ecosystems from trophic mass-balance assessment
(1997)Type: Journal ArticleThe linear equations that describe trophic fluxes in mass-balance, equilibrium assessments of ecosystems (such as in the ECOPATH approach) can be re-expressed as differential equations defining trophic interactions as ... -
Study of the influence of built structures on the fisheries of the Tonle Sap: product documents and results
(2007)Type: ReportThe fishery resources of Cambodia, originating mainly from the Tonle Sap Lake, rank first in the world for their productivity and fourth for their total catch despite the small size of the country. The floodplains contribution ... -
Study on the species assemblages of tropical continental shelves, based on the trawl data collected by the "R.V. Dr. F. Nansen", 1975-1988
(1988)Type: Journal ArticleA brief account is given of a study of the species assemblages of the Western Indian Ocean, based on the trawl data collected during surveys conducted on the continental shelves in the region. The major objective is to ... -
Studying single-species dynamics in a tropical multispecies context
(1982)Type: Book ChapterSome methods available for the study of the population dynamics of tropical fish are reviewed; emphasis is given to questions of growth, mortality and recruitment, and to relatively new approaches, such as aging by means ... -
Successes and failures of crocodile conservation strategies in the Asia Pacific
(2016)Type: Book ChapterIn this chapter, the authors examine whether the leather trade or other economic uses of crocodiles really are key to conserving the threatened crocodilians in the Asia Pacific region. They review six species of crocodile ... -
Suitability mapping for integrated aquatic food production systems – Decision Support System User Guide. Burmese version
(2022)Type: ManualThe Integrated Aquatic Food Production System Decision Support System (IAFP DSS) provides a standardised approach to suitability analysis, enabling decision makers and stakeholders to engage with the technique in a simplistic ... -
Sumilon Island: Philippine marine park pilot site enjoys early success
(1979)Type: Journal ArticleSince 1974, Sumilon, a 23-ha island near the southeastern tip of Cebu, Philippines, has been managed by Silliman University as a natural reserve in cooperation with the municipality of Oslob, Cebu. The use of the island ... -
Supply response functions of two fish species in the Arabian Gulf area
(1991)Type: Journal ArticleA polynomial distributed lag model was fitted to monthly fish production data from the Arabian Gulf, Saudi Arabia, inorder to determine the nature of the lagged output response resulting from a change in fish price. Results ... -
Sustainability as a dialogue of values: Challenges to the sociology of development
(2013)Type: Book ChapterEven in an increasingly polarized climate of global policy-making, the ideal of “sustainable development” retains currency across a remarkably broad swath of the political spectrum in debating alternative scenarios for the ... -
Sustainability as a dialogue of values: Challenges to the sociology of development
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleEven in an increasingly polarized climate of global policy-making, the ideal of “sustainable development” retains currency across a remarkably broad swath of the political spectrum in debating alternative scenarios for the ... -
Sustainability in the Mekong River Basin: an experiment in transboundary governance
(2002)Type: Book ChapterThe sustainable management of international rivers was affirmed as a policy priority in Agenda 21 and figures as a key mandate of the Global Environment Facility. Yet, the institutions needed to translate such sustainability ... -
Sustainability indicators from farm to watershed: a synthesis of issues
(1998)Type: Book ChapterConcept of sustainability in relation to agricultural systems is discussed.
