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Une étude des produits halieutiques de faible valeur commercialisés dans la région du Lac Victoria
(2009)Type: ReportL’essor de la pêche commerciale, notamment de l’exportation de la perche du Nil, a entraîné la réduction des stocks de poissons et de la disponibilité du poisson auprès des populations de la région du Lac Victoria. Cette ... -
Regional synthesis and policy implications: discussion paper prepared for the first policy advisory group meeting, 24-26 Mar 2009, Lilongwe, Malawi
(2009)Type: ReportThe WorldFish Center and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are currently implementing a Regional Programme entitled Fisheries and HIV/AIDS in Africa: Investing in Sustainable Solutions, to strengthen the ... -
Analyse des facteurs et la vulnérabilité au VIH/SIDA des pêcheurs et des femmes commerçantes de poissons dans les camps de pêche dans la région de Kasenga-Luapula-Moero, Province du Katanga. République Démocratique du Congo
(2009)Type: ReportThis report present the matrix and foundation of the study conducted in Katanga, based on the assumption that communities of fishermen in the Kasenga – Luapula – Moero area are vulnerable to HIV/AIDS due to a mix of several ... -
Typology of shrimp farming in Bac Lieu Province, Mekong Delta, using multivariate statistics
(2009)Type: Journal ArticleThis study aims to update the typology of shrimp farms in a province of the Mekong Delta’s coastal area. We analyzed technical and economic characteristics of 170 farms using factor and cluster analysis on the different ... -
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Posters on Fisheries and AIDS programmes in Africa
(2009)Type: PosterThis poster outlines 3 key programmes undertaken in 8 countries in Africa: 1. Options for reducing vulnerability along the fish marketing chain. 2. Enhancing nutrition benefits from small scale aquaculture and fisheries. ... -
The challenge of HIV/AIDS in the fisheries sector in developing countries
(2009)Type: Book ChapterPeople in the fisheries sector in developing countries are among those at highest risk to HIV and AIDS. Global data suggest that fisherfolk, including fishers, their families, fish processors and traders, are among high ... -
Taxonomy of the heavily exploited Indo-Pacific sandfish complex (Echinodermata: Holothuriidae)
(2009)Type: Journal ArticleTwo commercially valuable holothurians, the sandfish and golden sandfish, vary in colour and have a confused taxonomy, lending uncertainty to species identifications. A recent molecular study showed that the putative variety ... -
An intra-farm study of production factors and productivity for shrimp farms in Bangladesh: an index approach
(2009)Type: Journal ArticleThe production characteristics of shrimp farming in Bangladesh are reported based on a panel of farms for the period 1998 to 2002. The data allow for a profit decomposition based on the Törnqvist index, where differences ... -
Water resources, forests and ecosystem goods and services
(2009)Type: Book ChapterThe chapter begins with an overview of the water system in the Congo Basin, presents a synopsis of select hydrological goods and services, describes the relationship between forests and water resources in large river systems ... -
Report of the first meeting of the roundtable consultative group on HIV/AIDS in Luapula fisheries, Zambia
(2009)Type: ReportThe WorldFish Center organized a roundtable meeting in Mansa, Zambia to provide to provide an opportunity for a wide range of agencies to exchange their knowledge and experiences of working with fishing communities and ... -
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Livelihood assessment tools
(2009)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter presents livelihood analysis concepts, and provides an operational model for livelihood analysis in the context of wetland systems. It recommends a generic ‘nested’ sampling approach, and gives guidance on a ... -
Social identity and access to natural resources: ethnicity and regionalism from a maritime perspective
(2009)Type: Book ChapterIn this book chapter, the author examines the concept of "Wawasan Nusantara", how it is related to the marine fishery policies in Indonesia, and the conflicts arises from local fishing communities because of difference in ... -
Remote sensing and GIS for wetland inventory, mapping and change analysis
(2009)Type: Journal ArticleA multiple purpose wetland inventory is being developed and promoted through partnerships and specific analyses at different scales in response to past uncertainties and gaps in inventory coverage. A partnership approach ... -
Adaptive co-management for social-ecological complexity
(2009)Type: Journal ArticleBuilding trust through collaboration, institutional development, and social learning enhances efforts to foster ecosystem management and resolve multi-scale society–environment dilemmas. One emerging approach aimed at ... -
Effective fluorochrome marking of juvenile sea cucumbers for sea ranching and restocking
(2009)Type: Journal ArticleMarking of skeletal body parts of marine animals with fluorochromes, such as tetracycline and calcein, can provide a valuable tool for mark-recapture studies. In recent decades, both fluorochromes have been used extensively ... -
2008 Publications catalog
(2009)Type: BookThis catalog lists more than 100 refereed and non-refereed publications published by The WorldFish Center and papers contributed by the Center's scientists in 2008. It reflects the outcomes of research carried out in ... -
Building capacity for local planning
(2009)Type: ReportWhen the administration of the fisheries sector in Cambodia was reformed, some roles and responsibilies, including cantonment planning, were delegated to the sub-national level. This was in line with the government's ...
