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Growth of the checkered puffer Sphoeroides testudineus: postscript to papers by Target and Pauly Ingles
Type: Journal Article
J. Ingles and D. Pauly presented at the Fourth International Coral Reef Symposium a seasonally oscillating growth curve for the puffer Sphoeroides testudineus (Tetraodontidae), based on length-frequency data collected in ...
Example estimations of yield and fishery profit when few data are available
Type: Journal Article
Very preliminary bioeconomic assessments are reported in respect to fishery situation in Kenya. In the case of the shrimp fishery, it is concluded that the contemporary trawler fleet is substantially in excess of that ...
Bias in the Wetherall estimates of Z/K and L due to population disequilibria
Type: Journal Article
The method of Wetherall (1986, Fishbyte 4(1):12-14) for estimating Z/K and L sub( infinity ) from length-frequency data sampled from a population in equilibrium (constant recruitment and mortality) was examined through ...
An assessment of the status of the Ivorian purse seine fishery of Sierra Leone, 1970-78
Type: Journal Article
A time series of catch and effort data (1970-78) of the Ivorian purse seine fishery in Sierra Leone waters was analyzed using the Schaefer production model. The regression of C/f on effort was significant and the resulting ...
Wall-to-wall fieldwork: some guidelines for secondary data collection in developing countries
Type: Journal Article
A discussion is presented on the usefulness of secondary data in research in the field of agriculture, considering implications for the fisheries and aquaculture sectors. Four categories of secondary data are examined -- ...
Who's working on freshwater cage culture? (An update)
Type: Journal Article
While traditional fishing gear is usually ideal for a region, improvements are always possible. Superior performance synthetic materials have almost universally replaced traditional fishing nets and lines. The development ...
On China's lake fisheries development
Type: Journal Article
An account is given of the current situation regarding the lake fisheries and fish culture practices in China. The modern lake fisheries take advantage of the 3-D spaces of lakes to fully develop the resources. Currently, ...
A note on the development of a new software package, the FAO-ICLARM stock assessment tools (FiSAT)
Type: Journal Article
A brief narrative is given of the background of a new FAO-ICLARM software for (mainly length-based) fish stock assessment, the FAO-ICLARM Stock Assessment Tools or "FiSAT" package, integrating the ICLARM's Compleat ELEFAN, ...
Population dynamics of Saurida elongata and S. undosquamis (Synodontidae) in the southern Gulf of Thailand
Type: Journal Article
Length-frequency data on Saurida elongata and S. undosquamis (Synodontidae) from bottom trawl survey conducted in 1984 in the Southern Gulf of Thailand were analyzed using the Compleat ELEFAN software. The seasonal pattern ...
Supply response functions of two fish species in the Arabian Gulf area
Type: Journal Article
A polynomial distributed lag model was fitted to monthly fish production data from the Arabian Gulf, Saudi Arabia, inorder to determine the nature of the lagged output response resulting from a change in fish price. Results ...