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Transportation methods for restocking of juvenile sea cucumber, Holothuria scabra.
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleThe sandfish, Holothuria scabra, is a heavily exploited sea cucumber species. Minimising stress in the transportation of hatchery-produced sandfish juveniles to release sites is critical for successful restocking. Replicate ... -
Trophic interactions in Caribbean coral reefs
(1996)Type: ReportFive thermodynamically balance models of the trophic interactions and organic matter transfer between compartments of a Caribbean coral reef system are presented. Inputs to the models were obtained from published data and ... -
Trophic models of aquatic ecosystems
(1993)Type: Conference ProceedingsA large proportion of the contributions to the ICES Theme Session on "Trophic models in aquatic ecosystems" is presented, together with papers of a number of scientists and very experienced ecosystem modellers. -
Tropical man-made lakes, African fish and cheap protein
(1980)Type: Journal ArticleTropical reservoirs (man-made lakes) have evened out somewhat the distribution of standing waters on a global scale. Natural lakes are well represented in the North Temperate and Arctic regions. In the tropics, the only ... -
Tropical stock assessment packages for programmable calculators and microcomputers
(1981)Type: Journal ArticleFishery biology, particularly the applied aspect of stock assessment, became a truly quantitative science in the mid-1950s, when the Beverton & Holt and Schaefer "workhorse" models for stock assessment were produced. The ... -
Tuna research and monitoring in the South Pacific
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleThe island countries of the South Pacific have adopted a regional approach to the development and management of tuna resources, through 2 organizations based in the region - the Forum Fisheries Agency and the South Pacific ... -
Typology of shrimp farming in Bac Lieu Province, Mekong Delta, using multivariate statistics
(2009)Type: Journal ArticleThis study aims to update the typology of shrimp farms in a province of the Mekong Delta’s coastal area. We analyzed technical and economic characteristics of 170 farms using factor and cluster analysis on the different ... -
U.S. ocean policy: a blueprint for the future
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleThe last comprehensive review of U.S. ocean policy took place more than 30 years ago in a report by the govern ment-appointed Stratton Commission. Since then, much has changed. Most notable among the changes is a recognition ... -
Understanding adaptation and transformation through indigenous practice: the case of the Guna of Panama
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleResilience is emerging as a promising vehicle for improving management of social-ecological systems that can potentially lead to more sustainable arrangements between environmental and social spheres. Central to an ... -
Understanding adoption and discontinuance for greater impact
(2010)Type: Conference PaperFloodplains are characterized by a period of several months when the land is not available for agriculture and large, open areas are used for fisheries. The enclosed part of these flooded areas can be utilized for fish ... -
Understanding and influencing agency and behavior change - Work Package 5 Activity Guidance, CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology
(2022)Type: Working PaperThis document provides guidance on two activities conducted under Work Package 5 if the CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology in 2022: 1) a theories of change review and 2) a participatory timeline of agency and behaviour change ... -
Understanding and influencing agency and behavior change in agroecological transformation processes
(2022)Type: BlogAgroecology is about making the most of nature’s goods and services while maintaining ecosystem integrity and improving resource efficiency, strengthening resilience, and securing social equity and responsibility in our ... -
Undervalued and overlooked: sustaining rural livelihoods through better governance of wetlands
(2004)Type: Working PaperIncreasing awareness about wetlands is essential to improving their management, but it is not enough. Also needed are fundamental shifts in the ways that wetland resources are valued, and in the ways that decisions are ... -
Une étude des produits halieutiques de faible valeur commercialisés dans la région du Lac Victoria
(2009)Type: ReportL’essor de la pêche commerciale, notamment de l’exportation de la perche du Nil, a entraîné la réduction des stocks de poissons et de la disponibilité du poisson auprès des populations de la région du Lac Victoria. Cette ... -
Uniform tuna catch statistics in the Central and Western Pacific
(1982)Type: Journal ArticleIn the vast central and western Pacific Ocean, collection of comprehensive fisheries statistics is complicated by the large number of nations and territories governing the waters of the region and the prominence of highly ... -
Updating names, distribution and ecology of riverine fish of Kenya in the Athi-Galana-Sabaki river drainage system
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleFew studies of the riverine fish of the Athi-Galana-Sabaki river drainage area in Kenya have been carried out since the last comprehensive surveys of the 1950s and early 1960s. This paper presents updated information on ... -
Urban coastal area management: the experience of Singapore: proceedings of the Singapore National Workshop on Urban Coastal Area Management, Republic of Singapore, 9-10 November 1989
(1991)Type: Conference ProceedingsThe goals of The ASEAN/United States (US) Coastal Resources Management Project (CRMP) are to increase existing capabilities within ASEAN nations for developing and implementing CRM strategies. The project, which is funded ... -
Urban farming systems in Yaoundé: building a mosaic
(2010)Type: Book ChapterUrban agriculture is prevalent in Cameroon, the first country examined in this book of case studies, yet its role in urban life was little studied until the 1990s. At that time researchers began to look at some aspects of ... -
User Manual: Google earth engine script for semi-automated mapping of small reservoirs using sentinel-2 satellite imagery
(2022)Type: ManualThis user manual describes the methodology to be followed to use the Google Earth engine script for semi-automated mapping of small reservoirs using Sentinel-2 satellite imagery. It is developed to support suitability ... -
User's manual for the fish population dynamics plug-in module for HPC41CV calculators
(1987)Type: ManualThe mode of operation and contents of a custom-made plug-in memory device for Hewlett-Packard HP41CV calculators (or HP41C with Quad Memory Module) are briefly presented. The module contains 15 of the 30 programs for fish ...
