Browsing Miscellaneous themes by Title

Now showing items 756-775 of 881

    • 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 ...

    • The publication productivity of international agricultural research centers 

      Maclean, J. Janagap, C. (1993)
      Type: Journal Article
      The literature output over one year, 1990, of 22 International Agricultural Research Centers (IARCs), including 16 Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) centers, was examined. Total output of ...

    • The recreational benefits of coral reefs: a case study of Pulau Payar Marine Park, Kedah, Malaysia 

      Yeo, B.H. (2004)
      Type: Report
      Coral reefs are increasingly recognized as valuable assets in terms of supporting local economies, maintaining national heritage and conserving global biodiversity. Nevertheless, coral reefs are under pressure from a number ...

    • The regulation on commercial trawl and purse seine in the Philippines 

      Gonzales, F.R. (1985)
      Type: Journal Article
      An account is given of regulations regarding the commercial trawl and purse seine fisheries in the Philippines.

    • The relationship between maximum and asymptotic length in fishes 

      Mathews, C.P.; Samuel, M. (1990)
      Type: Journal Article
      The case is made, based on growth curves and other data on Kuwait fishes, that the maximum length in a population does not provide a reliable approximation of asymptotic length.

    • The research site, data collection and methods of analysis 

      Smith, I.R.; Mines, A.N.; Beñacia, G. (1982)
      Type: Book Chapter
      Objectives, sampling and analytical methods and data collection methodology of an economic survey of the small-scale fishery of San Miguel Bay, Philippines, are discussed. The fishing community from which the majority of ...

    • The role and impact of ICLARM 

      Neal, R.A.; Maclean, J.L. (1984)
      Type: Journal Article
      The International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) is a new, small research organization, working in fisheries and aquaculture in the developing countries. The Center has four programmes: (1) traditional ...

    • The role of human rights in implementing socially responsible seafood 

      Teh, L.C.L.; Caddell, R.; Allison, E.H.; Finbeiner, E.M.; Kittinger, J.N.; Nakamura, K.; Ota, Y. (2019)
      Type: Journal Article
      Sustainability standards for seafood mainly address environmental performance criteria and are less concerned with the welfare of fisheries workers who produce the seafood. Yet human rights violations such as slavery and ...

    • The role of ICLARM on wetland protection, utilization and management 

      Padilla, J.E.; Pauly, D. (1992)
      Type: Report
      This article provides a short descriptions of some ICLARM programs and projects that dealt with wetlands.

    • The small pelagic Rastrineobola argentea: successful survivor in Lake Victoria 

      Wanink, J.R. (1996)
      Type: Journal Article
      The small cyprinid dagaa (Rastreneobola argentea) is the only indigenous species from Lake Victoria which still supports an important fishery after the population boom of the introduced Nile perch (Lates niloticus), while ...

    • The Spratly Islands: a marine park alternative 

      McManus, J.W. (1992)
      Type: Journal Article
      Most of the concern over the Spratlys islands has centered on potential resources to be gained by extraction from the area. In reality, the most important long-term resources to be had from the Spratlys may be those which ...

    • The trochus resource in New Caledonia 

      Bour, W. (1987)
      Type: Journal Article
      New Caledonia, which is surrounded by one of the largest lagoons in the world, is a good reservoir of the Pacific species of trochus (Trochus niloticus). The shell of this large marine gastropod yields one of the thickest, ...

    • The vulnerability of reproductively active squaretail coralgrouper (Plectropomus areolatus) to fishing 

      Rhodes, K.L.; Tupper, M.H. (2008)
      Type: Journal Article
      Squaretail coralgrouper (Plectropomus areolatus) were captured and tagged at a fish spawning aggregation (FSA) site with conventional and acoustic tags to assess their vulnerability to f ishing and spatial dynamics during ...