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Stakeholder consultation for Baysian Decision Support systems in environmental management
(2004)Type: Conference ProceedingsEnvironmental management is a field where the number of variables, their interactions and feed-back loops require tools to integrate information, build scenarios and support decision-making. Among the various kinds of ... -
Malawi: fighting poverty - impacts from collaborative research in southern Africa
(2005)Type: BrochureWorldFish established an African aquaculture project office at the National Aquaculture Center in Domasi, Malawi, in 1987 with funding from Deutsche Gesellschaft fiir Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ). The office now services ... -
China's accession to the WTO and its implications for the fishery and aquaculture sector
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper reviews recent developments in China’s fishery and aquaculture sectors, as well as the policies affecting rural households in general and fisheries households in particular. It explores how China’s policies may ... -
Case studies of six CBFM-2 water bodies
(2005)Type: ReportThe case studies report on how CBFM-2 interventions have affected aquatic productivity, income, employment and livelihoods in six case study sites, Beelbhora beel cluster (Kishoreganj), Sholuar beel (Narail), Chapundaha ... -
Demand for fish in the Philippines : a disaggregated analysis
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper sought to establish the fish consumption pattern of Filipino households and estimate the price and income elasticities of fish demand by species, as well as by income groups, i.e., low, middle, and high income. ... -
An external check for disease and health of hatchery-produced sea cucumbers.
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleSea cucumber diseases that arise in the hatchery can cripple production and undermine restocking programmes. A rapid protocol for the external examination of juvenile sea cucumbers was developed in order to screen for ... -
Natural hybridisation does not dissolve species boundaries in commercially important sea cucumbers
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleThe study of species boundaries in areas of sympatry provides important insight into speciation processes. We investigated whether (i) two sympatric holothurians, Holothuria scabra and H. s. var. versicolor constituted ... -
HIV/AIDS in the fisheries sector in Africa
(2005)Type: BriefThis policy brief provides information on the scale of HIV/AIDS in the fisheries sector in Africa, the reasons why prevalence is so high and how this affects fishing communities. Access to health services and antiretroviral ... -
Addressing global development needs: strategic research by WorldFish and the CGIAR
(2005)Type: BrochureThe work of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) provides a scientific basis for sustainable development. As one of 15 CGIAR research institutes, the WorldFish Center provides expertise on ... -
The effects of export prices on the demand and supply for fish in the Philippines
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper describes the effects of changes in export prices on Philippine fish demand, supply, prices and trade. The analysis uses a multi-commodity-model of the fisheries sector that is based on the AsiaFish model. The ... -
Analysis of village accessibility and its impact on land use dynamics in a mountainous province of northern Vietnam
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleSurveys carried out in mountainous areas of northern Vietnam at research sites selected across a gradient of market integration, revealed strong relationships between the location of the village with respect to the national ... -
Ex-ante impact assessment for research on natural resources management: methods and application to aquatic resource systems
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleUnder a particular representation of the impact path way of natural resource management (NRM) research, economic surplus techniques can also be used for ex ante impact assessment. The method is applied to the case of the ... -
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 ... -
Food safety standards and regulatory measures : implications for selected fish exporting Asian countries
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleDeveloping Asian countries continue to record an impressive trade surplus in fish products. However, raising consumer concerns about a range of food safety matters and increasingly stringent regulatory standards related ... -
Community Driven Regulation: Balancing Development and the Environment in Vietnam ( by Dara O'Rourke)
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleIn Community-Driven Regulation, Dara O’Rourke focuses his attention on the other end of the spectrum of civic action, the local level. O’Rourke offers a detailed set of cases from Vietnam that demonstrate how pressure from ... -
Final stages of WorldFish-SPC sea cucumber project
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleA joint WorldFish - Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) project to restore to productive levels the breeding populations of sea cucumber, using the sandfish (Holothuria scabra) as the focal species, is in its final ... -
The WorldFish Center: publications and selected abstracts. 2004
(2005)Type: BookThis volume contains a list of papers published by WorldFish Center scientists in 2004 together with their abstracts. It is a reflection of the results of the research carried out through the Center in collaboration with ... -
A post-tsunami assessment of coastal living resources of Langkawi Archipelago, Peninsular Malaysia
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleRapid and detailed post-tsunami surveys carried out in the Langkawi archipelago in January 2005 showed that the coral reefs do not suffer any significant structural damage. Nevertheless, there were signs of recent sediment ... -
Rehabilitating livelihoods in tsunami-affected coastal communities in Asia
(2005)Type: BriefIt is the second in a series of policy briefs being developed by CONSRN (Consortium to Restore Shattered Livelihoods in Tsunami-Devastated Nations) to assist in the rehabilitation efforts following the 26 December 2004 ... -
Wetlands governance in the Mekong Region: country reports on the legal-institutional framework and economic valuation of aquatic resources
(2005)Type: ReportWetlands are central to the livelihoods of rural communities through out the Mekong Region, providing vital functions and services that support the rural economy, ensure food security for the most vulnerable membrs of ...
