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China and the WorldFish Center pooling resources [in Chinese]
(2007)Type: BrochureWorldFish has renewed its partnership specifically to make aquaculture more productive, profitable and environmentally sustainable in China, tropical Asia and Africa. This brochure documents our previous work in China and ... -
Institutional issues in the CBFM-2 project
(2007)Type: Conference PaperA wide range of institutional arrangements were practiced in the Community Based Fisheries Management project in phase-1 (1994-1999) and phase-2 (2001-2007). The project documents stated that there were three main fisheries ... -
Valuing Recreational and Conservation Benefits of Coral Reefs-the Case of Balinao, Philippines
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleThe recognition of previous termrecreationalnext term and conservation benefits of coral reefs globally provides a sound economic rationale for their management. The value of previous termrecreationalnext term and conservation ... -
Fishing in, fishing out: transboundary issues and the territorialization of blue space
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleIn this paper, we consider transboundary access to and appropriation of resources as a part of the territorialization of space by the state. This implies that environmental concerns about transboundary resource access are ... -
China and the Worldfish Center pooling resources
(2007)Type: BrochureWorldFish has renewed its partnership specifically to make aquaculture more productive, profitable and environmentally sustainable in China, tropical Asia and Africa. This brochure documents our previous work in China and ... -
Factors influencing cultivation of the Lilongwe and Linthipe River Banks ni Malawi: a case study of Salima District
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleThe study was conducted to investigate factors that influence farmers to cultivate along the river banks in Salima District, in the Central Region of Malawi. Using logit analysis the study revealed that household size, ... -
Alien fish species in the Philippines: pathways, biological characteristics, establishment and invasiveness
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleAquaculture (18%) and aquarium (77%) species comprise most of the species which are brought into the Philippines, and although meant to be confined to culture and aquarium facilities, some have escaped to natural waters, ... -
Rice research, technological progress, and poverty: the Bangladesh case
(2007)Type: Book ChapterThis case study assesses the impact on poverty of the technological changes in rice cultivation made by IRRI and its national partners in Bangladesh. Modern varieties (MVs) with higher yield potential were first introduced ... -
The European union's 2010 target: putting rare species in focus
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleThe European Union has adopted the ambitious target of halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010. Several indicators have been proposed to assess progress towards the 2010 target, two of them addressing directly the issue ... -
Vulnerability of Cambodian water snakes: initial assessment of the impact of hunting at Tonle Sap Lake
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper documents the emergent snake ‘fishery’ occurring on Tonle Sap Lake where an estimated 6.9 million snakes (mostly homalopsids) are removed annually, representing the world’s largest exploitation of a single snake ... -
Influence of built structures on local livelihoods: case studies of road development, irrigation and fishing lots
(2007)Type: ReportThis report documents the results from an assessment of the influence of built structures on the livelihoods of Tonle Sap communities, as part of the livelihoods component of the “Study of the Influence of Built Structures ... -
The wetlands alliance: building local capacity for sustainable, poverty-focused wetlands management
(2007)Type: BriefThe Wetlands Alliance brings together the strengths and expertise of these institutions known for their work in conservation, development, education, training and research. 1) The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) ; 2) -
Population dynamics of Lysmata Ensirostris in the Kutubdia channel of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleFiSAT (FAO ICLARM Stock Assessment Tools) programme was used to estimate population parameters of Lysmata ensirostris from length frequency data. The La (asymptotic length) and K (growth coefficient) were found to be 7.3 ... -
Influence of built structures on Tonle Sap fisheries : synthesis report
(2007)Type: ReportThis document is a synthesis of the major findings and recommendation of a study on the influence of built structures on the fisheries of the Tonle Sap Lake. The multidisciplinary study analysed the influence and impact ... -
Economic valuation of aquatic resources in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleThe direct values of aquatic resources (freshwater) used in livelihood activities by rural households in Siem Reap, Cambodia were estimated using the net economic value method. The constraints faced by households to access ... -
Mediating effects of sea urchins on interactions among coral, algae and herbivorous fish in the lagoon at Moorea, French Polynesia.
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleThe relative importance of grazing by sea urchins in influencing the composition and structure of coral reef habitats has only occasionally been explored experimentally, and never on the coral reefs of Oceania, where both ... -
Identification of nursery habitats for commercially valuable humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) and large groupers (Pisces: Serranidae) in Palau.
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleScientist traced the variation in preferred habitat through the lifestages of 3 important reef fishes and advised that conservation of reef fish habitat should be prioritized according to their value as essential ... -
Food safety standards and regulations: implications for Asian fish exporters
(2008)Type: BriefOver the years, the Codex system has developed various general and commodity-specific standards, guidelines, codes of practices and other recommendations to improve food safety. This brief outlines several key policy ... -
How much of the Mekong fish catch is at risk from mainstream dam development?
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleIn the absence of reliable data on the species composition of the catch in the Lower Mekong Basin, the authors look at three approaches to estimate the size of the region’s migratory fish resources.The article, based on ... -
Effect of water hyacinth and chlorella on water polluted by heavy metals and the biochemical and pathophysiological response of exposed fish
(2008)Type: Conference PaperThis study aimed to investigate the capacity of selected aquatic plant (water hyacinth and Chlorella) to remove some metal pollution from the water and the effect of such reaction on the serum bichemistry and histopathology ...
