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    • Announcing the release of FiSAT (version 1.0) 

      Pauly, D.; Garcia, S. (1994)
      Type: Journal Article
      A brief description of the origin, "philosophy", and key features of FiSAT (FAO-ICLARM Stock Assessment Tools), the joint FAO-ICLARM software is given, along with information on its distribution and maintenance.

    • ReefBase: a global database of coral reef systems and their resources 

      McManus, J. (1994)
      Type: Journal Article
      ReefBase a global database of coral reefs systems and their resources was initiated at International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM), Philippines in November 1993. The CEC has provided funding for ...

    • Economic seaweed resources and their management in eastern Indonesia 

      Hatta, A.M.; Purnomo, A.H. (1994)
      Type: Journal Article
      The article focuses on the economic seaweed resources and production in eastern Indonesia and how the fishers in the country adjust their system in managing the resources. Particular attention is given to seaweed which can ...

    • 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 ...

    • Report on the Regional Workshop on Resources Use Zonation for Lingayen Gulf 

      Geographic Information System for Coastal Area Management and Planning Project (1994)
      Type: Report
      The Lingayen Gulf Coastal Area Management Plan (NEDA, Region I 1992) completed under the ASEAN/US Coastal Resources Management Project in late 1991 recommended that a zonation scheme be established for Lingayen Gulf. It ...

    • Report on the training courses under the GISCAMP Project 

      Geographic Information System for Coastal Area Management and Planning Project (1994)
      Type: Report
      Capability building in the use of geographic information systems (GIS) is one of the major objectives of the GISCAMP Project. This was achieved through training of NRO project staff and from other government agencies in ...

    • Our coral reefs 

      Soule, S.M. (1994)
      Type: Brief
      Coral reefs are very important to the people of the South Pacific Islands. Coral reefs are made up of many animals and plants as well as corals. Many islanders depend on animals like fish, clams, crabs and spiny lobsters ...

    • Common property regimes 

      Pomeroy, R.S. (1994)
      Type: Journal Article
      Common property regimes are forms of resource management grounded in a set of individually accepted rights and rules for the sustainable and independent use of collective goods. Details about this resource management systems ...

    • Food habits of two sciaenid fish species (Pseudotolithus typus and Pseudotolithus senegalensis) off Cameroon 

      Tientcheu, J.Y.; Djama, T. (1994)
      Type: Journal Article
      Pseudotolithus typus and P. senegalensis (Sciaenidae) sampled off Cameroon Coast, West Africa, have been found to feed mainly on shrimps (Nematoplaemon hastatus and Parapenaeopsis atlantica) and juvenile fish (mostly ...

    • 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 ...

    • Resharpening Ockham's razor 

      Pauly, D. (1994)
      Type: Journal Article
      Ockham's dictum is discussed in this essay.

    • Emergy-based ascendency 

      Christensen, V. (1994)
      Type: Journal Article
      Ascendency is a system indicator used for describing flow characteristics of ecosystems. Experience shows, however, that ascendency is primarily a function of the flow characteristics at the lowest trophic levels. This is ...

    • On the behavior of some proposed goal functions for ecosystem development 

      Christensen, V. (1994)
      Type: Journal Article
      This contribution addresses the issue of "goal functions", quantifying the state of development of ecosystems. Numerous goal functions have been proposed with the hope that once a proper goal function has been identified ...

    • Artificial reefs in the Philippines 

      Munro, J.L.; Balgos, M.C. (eds.) (1995)
      Type: Conference Proceedings
      This workshop and the resulting proceedings came into being as a result of cumulative concerns by aid agencies, nongovernmental organizations and by government authorities and researchers on the mass installation of artificial ...

    • Economic incentives for water resource management in the Pak Phanang river basin of southern Thailand 

      Janekarnkij, P. (1995)
      Type: Journal Article
      The study examines the existing water allocation methods and other policies that provide constraints or incentives for the most efficient use of water resources. Given the production condition of the local people, and the ...

    • Answering the needs of users of the Centre de Recherches Oceanographiques de Dakar-Thiaroye Documentation Center 

      Diouf, F. (1995)
      Type: Journal Article
      The Centre de Recherches Oceanographiques de Dakar-Thiaroye (CRODT) Documentation Center was created in 1972 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. It currently holds 25,000 docu¬ments. Half are ...

    • Patterns of publication by the staff of an international fisheries research center 

      Dizon, L.B.; Sadorra, M.S.M. (1995)
      Type: Journal Article
      The scientific productivity, measured as number of publication credits per year, of 105 BS, MS and PhD degree holders at the authors' institution - a non profit international fisheries research organization based in Manila ...

    • Impacts of harmful algae on seafarming in the Asia-Pacific areas 

      Corrales, R.A.; Maclean, J.L. (1995)
      Type: Journal Article
      Seafarming to produce human food has recently intensified, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. Disastrous impacts of harmful phytoplankton blooms, however, have been experenced during the past 20 years. In extreme ...

    • Sierra Leone Industrial Fishery Database System (IFDaS) : user manual 

      Vakily, J.M. (1995)
      Type: Manual
      This document introduces the user of the Sierra Leone Industrial Fishery Database System (IFDaS) to the features of the database in respect to entering, retrieving, and analyzing of data. It does not require any pre-knowledge ...

    • Resource and ecological assessment of Lagonoy Gulf, Philippines (volume 2: technical monograph) 

      Silvestre, G.; Luna, C.; Soliman, V.; Garces, L. (eds.) (1995)
      Type: Report
      The overall objective of this project is to promote the equitable and sustainable use of coastal resources in the Asian region through the development and implementation of integrated coastal management training tools. The ...