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An assessment of the Ponape Dory Project
(1975)Type: ReportThe Ponape Dory Project has been in existence for almost three years. It was begun in August 1972 with a Federal Office of Economic Opportunity grant of US $150,000. The initial grant was for a two-year period during which ... -
Management of multispecies stocks: a review of the theory
(1978)Type: Journal ArticleThe multitude of species contributing to the catch of the demersal fisheries of Southeast Asia, combined with an acute lack of knowledge on the biology of these species and the scarcity of good statistical data on the ... -
Review of knowledge on mangroves in Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific, with emphasis on management applications
(1979)Type: Journal ArticleThe author gives an account of mangroves ecosystem in the region and how it relates to fisheries. -
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 ... -
Marine research at the University of San Carlos, Cebu City
(1979)Type: Journal ArticleAn account is given on the history and establishment of the Biological research program at the University of San Carlos, Cebu, Philippines -
ICLARM: a catalyst to accelerate applied research on aquatic resources
(1980)Type: Journal ArticleThis article is based on an interview with Dr Shehadeh by Bernie Quimpo, editor and publisher of Farming Today. The interview appeared in the November 1979 issue of that journal. -
The commercial harvesting of tuna-attracting payaos: a possible boon for small-scale fishermen
(1980)Type: Journal ArticleA report is presented of a 2 day payao harvest aboard a commercial tuna catching vessel. The design of the payao (anchored floating, bamboo raft) is outlined, the most important feature of which is hanging line with coconut ... -
Food potential of aquatic macrophytes
(1980)Type: ReportPresents a review of the pathways in which aquatic macrophytes may be involved in the food production process, directly as human food, as livestock fodder, as fertilizer (mulch and manure, ash, green manure, compost, biogas ... -
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 ... -
ICLARM's Resource Development and Management Program: the Tropical Stock Assessment Research Project
(1980)Type: Journal ArticleThe project was conceived to identify and overcome the major constraints preventing the development of stock assessment techniques appropriate to tropical stocks. These constraints are listed and the project's programme of ... -
A selection of simple methods for the assessment of tropical fish stocks
(1980)Type: ReportThis selection of methods is based on lecture notes used at a FAO/DANIDA training course held in Mombasa, Kenya, in May-June 1980. The methods presented are: regression and correlation, estimation of growth parameters from ... -
The International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM): its role and interests
(1981)Type: Conference PaperICLARM, 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 ... -
Management of Philippine marine parks
(1981)Type: Journal ArticleThe author gives an overview of the situation and legislation on the management of the Philippines marine parks -
Oil, fish and the sun and the wind
(1981)Type: Journal ArticleThe energy sources of importance in the fishing industry are discussed in detail. An account is given of fish catching,fish growing and fish saving and the role energy plays in each. Wind, sun and biogas are all considered ... -
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 ... -
Village integrated energy systems
(1981)Type: Journal ArticleThe primary factors that have caused the predicament of small-scale fishermen in India are discussed and recommendations are given. -
Costs and earnings of mini trawlers
(1982)Type: Book ChapterMini trawlers are the smallest trawlers operating in San Miguel Bay, Philippines. This paper examines the costs and earnings of this type of gear and offers explanations for the high pure profits earned. Variations in catch ... -
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 ... -
Training courses in fish stock assessment: the past and the future
(1982)Type: Journal ArticleIdeally, all countries with major marine and/or inland capture fisheries should have a few scientists specialized in stock assessment techniques to lead research programs and to analyze the results for management and ... -
Systems of sharing and patterns of ownership
(1982)Type: Book ChapterSharing 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 ...
