Miscellaneous themes: Recent submissions
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Is it deforestation or desertification when we do it to the ocean?
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleAnecdotal evidence from 60 marine species suggests a pattern of resource exhaustion rather than sustainable use. There is a reason to believe that biomass in the Atlantic Western Boundary Current Fishery-Grand Banks, ... -
Answering the needs of users of the Centre de Recherches Oceanographiques de Dakar-Thiaroye Documentation Center
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleThe Centre de Recherches Oceanographiques de Dakar-Thiaroye (CRODT) Documentation Center was created in 1972 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. It currently holds 25,000 docu¬ments. Half are ... -
Collection of fish lengths for stock assessment in developing countries
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleA review of the data (handling) requirements for length-based stock assessment is presented, with emphasis on the relationship between the expected outputs and the key features of the samples required, and on biases and ... -
Life cycle and biological parameters of several Brazilian Amazon fish species
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleThis contribution summarizes knowledge on the biology (population dynamics, reproduction, ecology) of 25 fish species from the Lower Amazon, Brazil, based on data from a Brazilian-German field project (IARA) and a review ... -
Monoculture of silver barb (Puntius gonionotus Bleeker) in rice floodwaters in Bangladesh
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleOn-station and on-farm trials with silver barb (Puntius gonionotus) monoculture in rice floodwaters in Bangladesh are summarized and discussed in this article. -
Impacts of harmful algae on seafarming in the Asia-Pacific areas
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleSeafarming to produce human food has recently intensified, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. Disastrous impacts of harmful phytoplankton blooms, however, have been experenced during the past 20 years. In extreme ... -
Announcing the release of FishBase 96
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleFishBase is a computerized encyclopedia of fishes developed at International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) with the support of the European Commission and in collaboration with a large number of ... -
Abundance and size frequency distributions of invertebrates, and the nature of habitats, prior to declaration of the marine conservation area
(1996)Type: ReportWith the assistance of The Nature Conservancy, local fishermen implemented a total closure on fishing of commercially important invertebrates for three years around much of the coastline of two islands within an MCA of 83 ... -
The small pelagic Rastrineobola argentea: successful survivor in Lake Victoria
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleThe small cyprinid dagaa (Rastreneobola argentea) is the only indigenous species from Lake Victoria which still supports an important fishery after the population boom of the introduced Nile perch (Lates niloticus), while ... -
Seaweed-based economic activities in Lombok and Bali, Indonesia
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleSeaweed production is an important secondary, activity for fishers in eastern Indonesia. In Lombok and Bali, however, it is a major enterprise involving whole village communities in a range of activities from trading to tourism. -
Damage schedule: an alternative approach for evaluation of coastal resources
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleValuation of natural resources and cnviroiimental assets is a key aspect of successful resource management. In complex systems such as those of coastal areas, decisionmakers usually face the conflicting issues of resource ... -
Trophic interactions in Caribbean coral reefs
(1996)Type: ReportFive thermodynamically balance models of the trophic interactions and organic matter transfer between compartments of a Caribbean coral reef system are presented. Inputs to the models were obtained from published data and ... -
Valuation of tropical coastal resources: theory and application of linear programming
(1996)Type: Working PaperThis study illustrates the utility of the Linear Programming (LP) approach to optimize the use of coastal resources. OPUS, the LP software, was used to analyze the mangrove resources of the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador; ... -
Baseline studies of biodiversity: the fish resources of Western Indonesia
(1996)Type: Working PaperThis book presents and analyzes data on fish resources collected in Western Indonesia during bottom trawl surveys conducted from 1974 to 1981 by a variety of research vessels. The data identify fish communities that ... -
ICLARM policy on partnerships in research and related activities
(1996)Type: BriefThe need for strong national research systems, better utilization of scarce resources, quicker gains from strategic research and matching of complementary skills of agencies, underscores the importance of ICLARM working ... -
Coral reefs and biodiversity: a critical and threatened relationship
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleThe ability of coral reef ecosystems to exist in balanced harmony with other naturally occurring competing/limiting physicochemical and biological agents has been severely challenged in the last several decades by the ... -
Human-crocodile conflict in Solomon Islands
(2019)Type: ReportThe Solomon Islands National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plan 2016–2020 identifies the need to develop a management plan for saltwater crocodiles. However, there is a lack of reliable information on the population status ... -
Fishery resources accounting in the Philippines
(1997)Type: Conference PaperThe conventional system of national accounts does not recognize or include environmental or natural resource as inputs to production such that It responds poorly to changes in environmental and resource conditions. Also, ... -
Toward guidelines on running multi-country, multi-site projects: summary report of an in-house workshop held on 18 January 1997
(1997)Type: Conference ProceedingsReview of the experiences and lessons from multi-country, multi-site projects undertaken by ICLARM. Based onthe review the volume outlines the key factors to be considered in designing and implementing such projects. It ... -
Bioethics and biotechnology
(1997)Type: Journal Articlehis paper examines the practice and products of biotechnology from the viewpoint of bioethics, looking at four cases where aquatic biotechnology and bioethics intersect. The four cases applied are: Case 1. Genetic modification ...
