Miscellaneous themes: Recent submissions
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Future research directions in coral reef management
(2004)Type: ReportAt the International Consultative Workshop on Economic Valuation and Policy Priorities for Sustainable Management of Coral Reefs, 10-12 December 2001, Penang, Malaysia, participants were divided into three working groups ... -
The WorldFish Center: publications and selected abstracts. 2003
(2004)Type: BookThis volume contains a compilation of papers contributed by the WorldFish Center scientists in 2003. It is reflection of the results of the resrach carried out through the center collaboration with our partners and with ... -
Collective action and property rights in fisheries management
(2004)Type: Book ChapterFisheries are complex and interdependent ecological and social systems that require integrated management approaches. The actions of one person or group of users affect the availability of the resource for others. Managing ... -
HIV/AIDS in the fisheries sector in Africa
(2005)Type: BriefThis policy brief provides information on the scale of HIV/AIDS in the fisheries sector in Africa, the reasons why prevalence is so high and how this affects fishing communities. Access to health services and antiretroviral ... -
Rebuilding boats may not equal rebuilding livelihoods
(2005)Type: BriefThis brief on post-tsunami rehabilitation was developed by the WorldFish Center. It is one of a series of policy briefs being developed by CONSRN (Consortium to Restore Shattered Livelihoods in TsunamiDevastated Nations) ... -
Addressing global development needs: strategic research by WorldFish and the CGIAR
(2005)Type: BrochureThe work of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) provides a scientific basis for sustainable development. As one of 15 CGIAR research institutes, the WorldFish Center provides expertise on ... -
Millenium Ecosystem Assessment. 2005. Global Assessment Report: Policy Responses.
(2005)Type: Book ChapterFresh water can make a greater contribution to human well-being if society improves the design and management of water resource infrastructure, establishes more inclusive governance and integrated approaches to water ... -
Final stages of WorldFish-SPC sea cucumber project
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleA joint WorldFish - Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) project to restore to productive levels the breeding populations of sea cucumber, using the sandfish (Holothuria scabra) as the focal species, is in its final ... -
Developing technologies for restocking sandfish: Update on the WorldFish-SPC project in New Caledonia.
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleThe WorldFish Center project to develop strategies for restocking sea cucumbers is now in its fourth year. Its main purpose is to develop optimal release strategies for the restocking of sandfish (Holothuria scabra). ... -
China's accession to the WTO and its implications for the fishery and aquaculture sector
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper reviews recent developments in China’s fishery and aquaculture sectors, as well as the policies affecting rural households in general and fisheries households in particular. It explores how China’s policies may ... -
Demand for fish in the Philippines : a disaggregated analysis
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper sought to establish the fish consumption pattern of Filipino households and estimate the price and income elasticities of fish demand by species, as well as by income groups, i.e., low, middle, and high income. ... -
An external check for disease and health of hatchery-produced sea cucumbers.
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleSea cucumber diseases that arise in the hatchery can cripple production and undermine restocking programmes. A rapid protocol for the external examination of juvenile sea cucumbers was developed in order to screen for ... -
The effects of export prices on the demand and supply for fish in the Philippines
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper describes the effects of changes in export prices on Philippine fish demand, supply, prices and trade. The analysis uses a multi-commodity-model of the fisheries sector that is based on the AsiaFish model. The ... -
U.S. ocean policy: a blueprint for the future
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleThe last comprehensive review of U.S. ocean policy took place more than 30 years ago in a report by the govern ment-appointed Stratton Commission. Since then, much has changed. Most notable among the changes is a recognition ... -
Food safety standards and regulatory measures : implications for selected fish exporting Asian countries
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleDeveloping Asian countries continue to record an impressive trade surplus in fish products. However, raising consumer concerns about a range of food safety matters and increasingly stringent regulatory standards related ... -
Fish consumption and food security : a disaggregated analysis by types of fish and classes of consumers in selected asian countries
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper discusses fish consumption and preference patterns for fish species by income groups, and by urban/rural divide in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. The analysis is ... -
Natural hybridisation does not dissolve species boundaries in commercially important sea cucumbers
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleThe study of species boundaries in areas of sympatry provides important insight into speciation processes. We investigated whether (i) two sympatric holothurians, Holothuria scabra and H. s. var. versicolor constituted ... -
Analysis of village accessibility and its impact on land use dynamics in a mountainous province of northern Vietnam
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleSurveys carried out in mountainous areas of northern Vietnam at research sites selected across a gradient of market integration, revealed strong relationships between the location of the village with respect to the national ... -
Ex-ante impact assessment for research on natural resources management: methods and application to aquatic resource systems
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleUnder a particular representation of the impact path way of natural resource management (NRM) research, economic surplus techniques can also be used for ex ante impact assessment. The method is applied to the case of the ... -
Community Driven Regulation: Balancing Development and the Environment in Vietnam ( by Dara O'Rourke)
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleIn Community-Driven Regulation, Dara O’Rourke focuses his attention on the other end of the spectrum of civic action, the local level. O’Rourke offers a detailed set of cases from Vietnam that demonstrate how pressure from ...
