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    • The European union's 2010 target: putting rare species in focus 

      Benoiˆt Fontaine et al. (2007)
      Type: Journal Article
      The European Union has adopted the ambitious target of halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010. Several indicators have been proposed to assess progress towards the 2010 target, two of them addressing directly the issue ...

    • The fishery and biology of Penaeus canaliculatus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Penaeidae) in Laucala Bay, Republic of Fiji 

      Choy, S.C. (1988)
      Type: Journal Article
      Penaeids play an important role in the subsistence fishery conducted by residents of Suva in Laucala Bay, Fiji. Penaeus canaliculatus is the most abundant of the 6 species that occur. A brief account is given of the fishery ...

    • The fishes and their ecology 

      Pauly, D. (1982)
      Type: Report
      An annotated list of 188 species of fishes recorded from San Miguel Bay, Philippines is presented. Of these, 48% are euryhaline marine species. The most abundant fishes belong to marine species whose representatives are ...

    • The GCRMN - coordinating coral reef monitoring efforts for effective management 

      Tun, K.; Wilkinson, C. (2004)
      Type: Journal Article
      The Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) is an operational unit of the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), established in 1995 and maintained by the Australian Institute of Marine Science(AIMS). The main ...

    • The half-lives of biological activity of some pesticides in water 

      Kyaw, M.O. (2001)
      Type: Journal Article
      In the absence of analytical methods, the half-lives of biological activity of pesticides can be estimated by bioassays. To determine the half-lives of biological acivity of pesticides to fish, static bioassays were conducted ...

    • The ICLARM Fisheries Social Science Research Network 

      Lockwood, B. (1983)
      Type: Journal Article
      Recently, the parallel interests of ICLARM and the International Develop¬ment Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada came together in a joint decision to set up and fund the Fisheries Social Science Research Network. Both ICLARM ...

    • The ICLARM Network of Tropical Aquaculture Scientists 

      Pullin, R.S.V.; Paguio, M.C. (1987)
      Type: Journal Article
      Overall history of the Network of Tropical Aquaculture Scientists (NTAS) from 1987 to 1996 was summarized, hightlighting some of its successes and failures. The views expressed are author's personal views.

    • The ICLARM Network of Tropical Fisheries Scientists 

      Munro, J.L.; Pauly, D. (1982)
      Type: Journal Article
      ICLARM is initiating the creation of an international Network of Tropical Fisheries Scientists to enhance communication between fisheries scientists working on aspects of management-oriented research. Basically, this would ...

    • The importance of the fish resource in the Mekong River and examples of best practices 

      Baran, E.; Borin, U. (2012)
      Type: Book Chapter
      The Mekong is an exceptional river in many ways. In terms of fish biodiversity, it is the world’s second richest river after the Amazon (www.fishbase. org). With 6 to 18% of the global freshwater fish catch, it is also ...

    • The integrated management plan for Ban Don Bay and Phangnga Bay, Thailand 

      Thailand. Office of the National Environmental Board (1992)
      Type: Report
      This plan illustrates how Ban Don Bay and Phangnga Bay, Thailand can be managed on a more sustainable basis. It describes the Upper South Region's natural resource base, points out current and potential resource-use issues. ...

    • The integrated management plan for Segara Anakan-Cilacap, Central Java, Indonesia 

      Indonesia. Direktorat Jenderal Perikanan (1992)
      Type: Report
      A product of major research on the ecological, social and economic structure and function of Segara Anakan-Cilacap, this publication forms the basic of the coastal zone management plan for the area. It includes a zonation ...

    • The integrated management plan for the coastal zone of Brunei Darussalam 

      Brunei Darussalam. Dept. of Fisheries (1992)
      Type: Report
      This publication sets the foundation for an integrated, multisectoral approach and plan of action to resolve current and potential coastal zone management issues of Brunei Darussalam. Is also presents programs and address ...

    • The International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM): its role and interests 

      Roedel, P.M. (1981)
      Type: Conference Paper
      ICLARM, the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management, is a relative newcomer to the small group of mission-oriented research organizations concerned with international fisheries. It was organized in ...

    • The interplay of well-being and resilience in applying a social-ecological perspective 

      Armitage, D.; Béné, C.; Charles, A.T.; Johnson, D.; Allison, E.H. (2012)
      Type: Journal Article
      Innovative combinations of social and ecological theory are required to deal with complexity and change in human-ecological systems. We examined the interplay and complementarities that emerge by linking resilience and ...

    • The Lingayen Gulf coastal area management plan 

      Philippines. National Economic Development Authority. Region I (1992)
      Type: Report
      In the Philippines, the Lingayen Gulf coastal area is an ideal site for the pilot testing of resource managementinitiatives that can be adopted to other coastal areas of the country. It is the major fishing ground of ...

    • The magnitude of global marine species diversity 

      Appeltans, W. et al. (2012)
      Type: Journal Article
      The question of how many marine species exist is important because it provides a metric for how much we do and do not know about life in the oceans. We have compiled the first register of the marine species of the world ...

    • The management of coral reef resource systems 

      Munro, J.L.; Munro, P.E. (eds.) (1994)
      Type: Conference Proceedings
      This volume reports the proceedings of a scientific meeting to identify ways in which international collaborative efforts in coral reef research and management can be coordinated of greatest effect. A secondary objective ...

    • The new NOAA Ocean Service Centers: improving access to ocean data 

      Abram, R.J. (1984)
      Type: Journal Article
      A history account of the establishment of the NOAA is given in this article.

    • The Peruvian anchoveta and its upwelling ecosystem: three decades of change 

      Pauly, D.; Tsukayama, I. (eds.) (1987)
      Type: Working Paper
      This volume contains 19 chapters and illustrates very well the many facets of ICLARM's concept of management-oriented fishery research conducted by cooperating institutions and more specifically of ICLARM's multidisciplinary ...

    • The politics of regional governance in the Mekong River Basin 

      Ratner, B.D. (2003)
      Type: Journal Article
      The opportunities for the six states that share the Mekong River to benefit directly from its joint management are more limited and the risks to the livelihoods of downstream communities from development schemes more ...