Miscellaneous themes: Recent submissions
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Interactions between coastal and marine ecosystems and human population systems: perspectives on how consumption mediates this interaction
(2002)Type: Journal ArticleBetter knowledge about the relationships among population, coastal environments, and consumption is absolutely essential if we are to arrive at adequate policies and management systems. Vibrant economic activity in the ... -
Technology, knowledge systems, population dynamics, and coastal ecosystems
(2002)Type: Journal ArticleThe paper describes a range of complex relationships among coastal ecosystems, demographic patterns and the effects of technology on coastal resource use. All three deal with the production of living aquatic resources, ... -
Evaluation of the integrated municipal council as an institution for co-management in the coastal zone
(2002)Type: ReportThis study on the Integrated Municipal Council, Philippines (IMC) has the following objectives; (1) to evaluate the IMC as an institution for co-management in the coastal area of the Philippines, (2) to determine the impact ... -
Fish in the tea
(2002)Type: Book ChapterWhen the rains fail in Malawi, life gets really tough. But in the Thylo district, Friday Limited Nikoloma has discovered integrated agriculture and aquaculture. This allows him to produce more, and to keep his crops green ... -
Spreading the news
(2002)Type: Book ChapterThe best word to describe Nazmy Abdel Rahman Shafi is 'dynamic'. At 73 he runs, with his partner Mohammed Gouda, a successful fish farm in the Fayoum province of Egypt. Not only were these men the first to begin farming ... -
They don't see it's ugly
(2002)Type: Book ChapterIt's mean in looks and personality - so why is Egyptian fish farmer Hamid Mohammad Abdel Semi keen to breed the native catfish in his ponds? Because, as well as being tasty and fetching a good market price, the Egyptian ... -
Community-based approaches to marine and coastal resources management in the Philippines: a policy perspective
(2002)Type: BookThis is a study undertaken to ascertain the elements and trends at the local and national levels, which define therights and rules that provide the management framework for the implementation of different types of locally ... -
Coastal resources management in Indonesia: legal and institutional aspects
(2002)Type: ReportThis research explores legal and institutional aspects of fisheries and coastal resources management. The analysis is based on the principles of integrated fisheries management which includes seven key management factors: ... -
Navigating the institutional landscape: introduction and overview
(2002)Type: BookSoutheast Asia is one of the world's most productive areas in terms of fisheries and other coastal resources. These resources are important to the local, regional and national economies. Coastal areas are also the focus ... -
Heterogeneous individual growth of Macrobrachium rosenbergii male morphotypes
(2002)Type: Journal ArticleIn a single cohort of small freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, the size range of females in the population is rather small. However, among the males, three major morphotypes are found and each has a distinct size ... -
Results of bottom trawl surveys carried out in Vietnamese waters (20-200 m) in 1996-1997
(2002)Type: Journal ArticleBottom trawl surveys were conducted in the southwest monsoon season in 1996 (survey 1) and in the northeast monsoon season in 1996-97 (survey 2) throughout Vietnamese waters. The surveys mainly covered the depth zone 50-200 ... -
Choosing the appropriate spatial resolution for monitoring coral bleaching events using remote sensing
(2002)Type: Journal ArticleBleached corals provide a strong optical signal that suggest that remote sensing investigations of major bleaching events are feasible using airborne or satellite sensors. However, patchy coral cover, varying intensities ... -
A brief history of mangrove distribution and coastline development in soc Trang Province, Vietnam, to address coastal management strategies
(2019)Type: Book ChapterCoastlines and their mangrove forests change over time under the influence of human and natural drivers. To design appropriate mangrove reforestation interventions, we use the Vietnamese province of Soc Trang, at the Bassac ... -
Conceptualizing a Sustainable Food System in an Automated World: Toward a "Eudaimonian" Future
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleThe industrialized world has entered a new era of widespread automation, and although this may create long-term gains in economic productivity and wealth accumulation, many professions are expected to disappear during the ... -
Using ReefBase to create customized maps
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleOne of the most popular sections of the ReefBase website is the online GIS that enables users to create an almost unlimited range of maps showing a wide variety of features. A new version of the GIS, offering an even larger ... -
The cost of action: CRM investment in the Philippines
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleKnowing the cost of investment in coastal resources management (CRM) is important especially in understanding the cost of undertaking one and ascertaining whether the outcomes are worth the money spent. In the Philippines, ... -
An overview of the Fisheries Resource Information System and Tools (FiRST) version 2001: a database management system for storing and analyzing trawl survey data
(2003)Type: Conference ProceedingsDemersal trawl surveys have been used for assessments of fisheries potential and monitoring the status of fish stocks in many countries in South and Southeast Asia. This paper presents the development of a database system, ... -
Dr. John Leslie Munro: list of publications and reports
(2003)Type: BookJohn Munro has contributed to the understanding of coral reef fisheries resources, and how to manage them. WorldFish Center produces this list of his published scientific papers and reports, and those currently in preparation, ... -
Rivers of the Lower Guinean rainforest: biogeography and sustainable exploitation
(2003)Type: Book ChapterThe Lower Guinean rainforest of Southern Cameroon, continental Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the People's Republic of the Congo and its associated biodiversity is being destroyed at a rate of 1 million ha per year by poorly ... -
Notes on the occurrence of Amphiprion (Perciformes: Pomacentridae) in Peninsular Malaysia
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleAmphiprion sp represent the largest complex of anemonefish with approximately 25 species ranging all over the Indo-West Pacific region. It often varies morphologically due to ontogenic, geographic, melanistic, hybridization, ...
