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Population parameters of 'corvina' (Plagioscion squamosissimus) in the Barra Bonita Reservoir, Brazil
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleEstimates for the growth parameters (L sub( infinity ) and K) mortality coefficients (Z,M and F) and exploitation rate (E) for the sciaenid Plagioscion squamosissimus are presented. The following results were obtained: 1) ... -
Rapid assessment of management parameters for coral reefs
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleWhile biological and oceanographic parameters form the central part of a database on coral reefs, information concerning human uses and impacts, as well as management efforts are essential to understanding the dynamics ... -
Diet composition and trophic levels of marine mammals
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleStandardized diet compositions were derived for 97 species of marine mammals from published accounts of stomach contents as well as from morphological, behavioural and other information. Diet was apportioned among eight ... -
Seaweed industry in India
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleThe seaweed industry in India is mainly a cottage industry and is based only on the natural stock of agar yielding red seaweeds, such as Gelidiella acerosa and Gracilaria eduli and algin yielding brown seaweed species such ... -
Aquatic resources research in developing countries: data and evaluation by region and resource system. (Supplement to the ICLARM Strategic Plan 2000-2020)
(1999)Type: ReportIn consultation with our stakeholders, ICLARM has adopted an aquatic resource system approach— used for the first time in the earlier Plan—and examined eight different aquatic resource systems, the special resource issues ... -
Length-weight relationships of tuna baitfish from the Lakshadweep islands, India
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleThe present study reports the length-weight relationship of 11 species of baitfish from the pole and line fishery at Minicoy and S. delicatulus from the fishery at Agatti, Bangaram and Perumal Par. -
Utilization of transgenic fish in developing countries: potential benefits and risks
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleTransgenic technology has been controversial as it is a new and poorly understood technology. Lack of data on the potential ecological and socioeconomic impacts of transgenic fish has contributed to a growing debate (based ... -
Assessment of the impact of aquatic resources research by ICLARM: scope and methodologies
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleThe importance of quantifying the economic returns to investments in aquatic resources research together with the social, environmental and institutional impacts of such investments is widely recognized among ICLARM's ... -
A review of quantified relationships between mangroves and coastal resources
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper focuses on relationships between mangroves and coastal resources (fish and shrimps). A review of the literature highlights the lack of quantified relationships in this field. This leads to a definition of ... -
Daily burrowing cycle and feeding activity of juvenile sea cucumbers Holothuria scabra in response to environmental factors
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleThis study investigated the daily activities of juvenile sea cucumbers Holothuria scabra Jaeger. -
Conservation of the Nilgiri rainbow trout in India
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleRainbow trout is one of the important exotic species that is well established in the upland waters of India. This paper presents the historical background of its introduction and the present status of the fish in the streams ... -
Factors influencing fish prices in Southern Malawi
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleNine markets in the Southern Region of Malawi were studied. The prices of 79 separate purchases were compared for market type, species, form of preservation, total length, distance of retail market from the capture fishery ... -
Length-weight relationships of demersal fishes from the upper continental slope off Colombia
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleParameters of the length–weight relationship of the form W=aLb are presented for 45 demersal fish species caught on the upper continental slope of the Caribbean Sea off Colombia. The b values varied between 2.13 and 4.97, ... -
Common property in the Mekong: Issues of sustainability and subsistence
(2000)Type: Working PaperThis volume contains the paper presented in a panel session on Conflicts, competition and Cooperation in the Mekong Commons: Feeding People and Protecting Natural Resources, during the Seventh Conference of the International ... -
Hydro-biological models for water management in the Mekong River
(2000)Type: Conference ProceedingsAmong users of the water resource are fishes and fishermen. Given the importance of fisheries in the Lower Mekong River Basin, water management schemes must take the fish resource into consideration. Therefore hydrological ... -
The eggs of marine crabs - an unexploited resource
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleMarine crabs belonging to the family Portunidae form bycatch of shrimp trawlers in India. They are sold at low prices and consumers discard eggs and consume the meat. The paper details the nutritional value of eggs of ... -
Biodiversity of estuarine fish faunas in West Africa
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleIn West Africa (between Ivory Coast and Sénégal), estuarine environments vary from lagoons to high discharge rivers to inverse hypersaline estuaries. This results in a high diversity of estuarine fish species, with an ... -
Watershed governance: livelihoods and resource competition in the mountains of mainland Southeast Asia
(2000)Type: OtherThis paper examines the challenges of managing the upper watersheds of mainland Southeast Asia, taking local livelihoods and resource competition as its point of departure. The analysis presents the factors of change that ... -
Length-weight relationship of marine fish species off Sao Sebastiao system, Sao Paulo, Souteastern Brazil
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleThe parameters a and b of the length-weight relationship of the form W = a . L super(b) were estimated for 57 fish species sampled in Sao Sebastiao Channel and shelf system in 1997, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The b values ranged ... -
Length-weight relationship of five serranids from Palawan Island, Philippines
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleThe parameters a and b of the length-weight relationship (LWR) of the form W=aLb are presented for five species of serranids belonging to the genus Cephalopolis. The fish samples used for the study were caught by hook and ...
