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    • Successes and failures of crocodile conservation strategies in the Asia Pacific 

      Daltry, J.C.; Langelet, E.; Solmu, G.C.; van der Ploeg, J.; van Weerd, M.; Whitaker, R. (2016)
      Type: Book Chapter
      In 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 

      Smith, B.; Teoh, S.; Leemans, K.; Aung, M.; Khaing, K.; Mon Soe, M.; Win Maung, K.; Akester, M.; Dubois, M.; Shwu Jiau Teoh: 0000-0001-7676-8583; Mo Aung: 0000-0002-5059-4842; Mark Dubois: 0000-0002-8092-6465 (2022)
      Type: Manual
      The 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 

      White, A. (1979)
      Type: Journal Article
      Since 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 

      Al-Mulhim, F.N. (1991)
      Type: Journal Article
      A 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 

      Ratner, B.D. (2013)
      Type: Book Chapter
      Even 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 

      Ratner, B.D. (2004)
      Type: Journal Article
      Even 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 

      Ratner, B.D. (2002)
      Type: Book Chapter
      The 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 

      McArthur, H.J.; Dalsgaard, J.P.T. (1998)
      Type: Book Chapter
      Concept of sustainability in relation to agricultural systems is discussed.

    • Sustainable management of coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea 

      ICLARM - The World Fish Center (2001)
      Type: Conference Paper
      Coral reefs are based on a fragile and easily disrupted symbiosis between microalgs.e and coral polyps. The corals, together with macro-algae, form the base of a food web that supports a highly diverse ecosystem. The primary ...

    • A sustainable ocean for all 

      Santos, C.F.; Agardi, T.; Allison, E.; Bennett, N.; Blythe, J.; Calado, H.; Crowder, L.B.; Day, J.C.; Flannery, W.; Gissi, E.; Gjerde, K.M.; Gobin, J.F.; Mulalap, C.Y.; Orbach, M.; Pecl, G.; Scherer, M.; Shelton, A.J.; da Silva, C.V.; Villasante, S.; Wedding, L. (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      Welcome to the opening editorial of npj Ocean Sustainability. This new interdisciplinary journal aims to provide a unique forum for sharing research, critically debating issues, and advancing practical solutions to achieve ...

    • Sustainable utilization of inland water resources: an integrated program for research and management 

      Mithell, B.D.; De Silva, S.S. (1992)
      Type: Journal Article
      In both developed and developing countries, there is increased competition for water resources, resulting in deficiencies in supply and in various forms of pollution. In developing countries, the nutritional potential of ...

    • Synthesis and lessons learned 

      De Silva, S.S.; Davy, F.B.; Phillips, M.J.; Michael Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286 (2010)
      Type: Book Chapter
      Based on the selected case studies from various chapters in the book "Success stories in Asian aquaculture", this chapter further examined the broader set of lessons learned around successes in aquaculture in Asia with the ...

    • Systems of sharing and patterns of ownership 

      Villafuerte, E.D.; Bailey, C. (1982)
      Type: Book Chapter
      Sharing systems and patterns of ownerships of several common small scale gears are analysed and compared with those of the small and medium trawlers operating in San Miguel Bay, Philippines. Significant differences between ...

    • Taxonomy of the heavily exploited Indo-Pacific sandfish complex (Echinodermata: Holothuriidae) 

      Massin, C.; Uthicke, S.; Purcell, S.W.; Rowe, F.W.E.; Samyn, Y. (2009)
      Type: Journal Article
      Two commercially valuable holothurians, the sandfish and golden sandfish, vary in colour and have a confused taxonomy, lending uncertainty to species identifications. A recent molecular study showed that the putative variety ...

    • Teaching the Adivasi to fish for a lifetime of benefit in Bangladesh 

      CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (2012)
      Type: Brief
      The Adivasi Fisheries Project (AFP) set out in 2007 to help Adivasis in the north and northwest of Bangladesh find new and more sustainable livelihoods. It is based on 2 decades of WorldFish research in Bangladesh on ...

    • Teaching the Adivasi to fish for a lifetime of benefit in Bangladesh [in Bangali] 

      CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (2012)
      Type: Brief
      The Adivasi Fisheries Project (AFP) set out in 2007 to help Adivasis in the north and northwest of Bangladesh find new and more sustainable livelihoods. It is based on 2 decades of WorldFish research in Bangladesh on ...

    • Technical report on the geographic information systems application for coastal area management and planning, Lingayen Gulf area, Philippines 

      Geographic Information System for Coastal Area Management and Planning Project (1994)
      Type: Report
      The provinces of Pangasinan and La Union border the 2,100 km2 Lingayen Gulf in northwestern Luzon, Philippines. The area was the pilot site of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation/US Coastal Resource Management Program ...

    • Technology, knowledge systems, population dynamics, and coastal ecosystems 

      Williams, M.J. (2002)
      Type: Journal Article
      The paper describes a range of complex relationships among coastal ecosystems, demographic patterns and the effects of technology on coastal resource use. All three deal with the production of living aquatic resources, ...

    • Ten strategies for research quality in distance research during COVID-19 and future food system shocks 

      McDougall, C.; Akester, M.J.; Notere Boso, D.; Choudhury, A.; Hasiba, Z.; Karisa, H.C.; Pereira, M.; Price, C.R.; Ride, A.; Scott, J.; Shearer, D.; Sutcliffe, S.; Thilsted, S.H.; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813; Michael Joseph Akester: 0000-0001-6526-1613; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238; Harrison Charo Karisa: 0000-0001-5323-794X; Christopher Ross Price: 0000-0002-1353-0188; Jessica Scott: 0000-0002-5106-1335; David Shearer: 0000-0001-7334-4208; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651 (2020)
      Type: Brief
      Food systems are faced with increasingly difficult challenges from COVID-19 and future climate, socioeconomic, health and other shocks. To build forward better from these shocks, effective responses are needed. These ...

    • Territorial use rights and economic efficiency: the case of the Philippine fishing concessions 

      Smith, I.R.; Panayotou, T. (1992)
      Type: Report
      This paper discusses the mechanics and implications of municipal concessions in the Philippines which govern the use of municipal waters for fish corrals, oyster culture beds and gathering of milkfish fry. These concessions ...