WorldFish Repository: Recent submissions
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Selection properties of the baited hooks used in the Cuban longline fishery of Campeche Bank, Gulf of Mexico
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleA description of the Cuban set longline fishery on Campeche Bank, Gulf of Mexico is given, with emphasis on the effects of different species of pelagic fishes used as bait. The target species is the red grouper Epinephelus ... -
Low external input sustainable aquaculture for Bangladesh: an operational framework
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleLike most developing countries, Bangladesh wants to improve the income and nutrition of its rural population most of whom live under uncertain and harsh social and environmental conditions. These rural households farm with ... -
Integrated farming: a new approach in the Basse Casamance, Sénégal
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleEnvironmental changes due to 2 decades of drought have modified the ecosystem of the Basse Casamance, Senegal thus forcing farmers to change their practices. They have built fish ponds and diversified into crops such as ... -
Status and potential of aquaculture in small waterbodies (ponds and ditches) in Bangladesh
(1992)Type: ReportA report on a survey on ponds and ditches in Bangladesh, done to determine their potential use for aquaculture. -
Determination and comparison of bivalve growth, with emphasis on Thailand and other tropical areas
(1992)Type: ReportAn analysis of shell microstructure of Anadara granosa and Perna viridis experimentally cultured in coastal waters of Thailand revealed that the formation of growth lines was closely related to tidal periodicity. It is ... -
Analysis of research for the development of tilapia farming: an interdisciplinary approach is lacking
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleTilapias, particularly Oreochromis spp., are farmed throughout the tropics and subtropics but most of the production comes from a few Asian countries. Global production increased by about 13%/yr from 1985 to 1989. A global ... -
Nearshore fish resources and fisheries around Kigoma, eastern coast of Lake Tanganyika
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleThe fish habitats along an inshore water stretch along the eastern/central coast of Lake Tanganyika are discussed and a quantitative analysis of the species composition, distribution and abundance of the littoral fishes ... -
Pen-culture-based reservoir fisheries management: reservoir production improvement by released of pen-nursed fingerlings of selected species in Thailand
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleNortheastern Thailand (Isan) is one of the least developed areas in this economically fast growing country. Traditionally, rice farming is the most important source of income and rice is the staple food. Animal protein ... -
Development, use and management of the Zhoushan fishing ground, China
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleThe Zhoushan fishing area contains the Zhoushan archipelagos, whose population is nearly 1 million, including over 300,000 fishermen. A detailed account is given of the environment and its resources; there are more than ... -
The relationship between catch and effort and its effect on predicted yields of sardine fisheries in Lake Kariba
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleThere is an unusual relationship between catch per unit effort and effort in the Lake Kariba sardine (Limnothrissa miodon) fishery. This is apparently a results of ecological changes in the lake following the decline of ... -
Redirecting benefits to genuine fishermen: Bangladesh's new fisheries management policy
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleIn 1986 the government of Bangladesh decided to pursue a new fisheries management policy (NFMP) that would allow fishing access only to the genuine fishers with the following main objectives: to free the fishers from ... -
The Peruvian anchoveta, Charles Darwin and us
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleThe last decade has seen and rightly so a boom of Darwiniana, culminating in 1991, in a fascinating new biography by A. Desmond and J. Moore.' Indeed, "spicing up" one's writing with references to Charles Darwin seems one ... -
Contribuciones para el estudio de la pesca artesanal en America Latina
(1992)Type: Conference ProceedingsThis volume reports the proceedings of a scientific meeting to identify ways in which international collaborative efforts in coral reef research and management can be coordinated to greatest effect. A secondary objective ... -
Some key concepts in fisheries research and management, with emphasis on Mozambique
(1992)Type: Book ChapterSome basic concepts of fishery economics and management, and fish population dynamics are presented. Also, some basic elements of length based stock assessment are reviewed. -
ICLARM's strategy for international research on living aquatic resources management
(1992)Type: ReportAn outline is given of ICLARM's long-term plans and strategies in fisheries research as it enters the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). -
Growth and mortality rates and state of exploitation of spiny lobsters in Tonga (1992)
(1992)Type: Conference PaperAn analysis was made of length frequency data for the spiny lobsters, Panulirus penicillatus and P. longipes, caught coral reefs in Tonga. The length data were used to estimate both growth and mortality parameters for ... -
Assessing and managing the marine fish resources of Sierra Leone, West Africa
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleA joint Sierra Leone/1CLARM project funded by the Commission of the European Communities is presented, whose task is to assemble the available survey and fisheries data on the marine fish resources of Sierra Leone, analyze ... -
Small-scale fishery of Pichavaram mangrove swamp, Southeast India
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleA description of the small-scale fishery of Pichavaram mangrove, southeast India is given, with emphasis on catch composition, catch per effort and deployment of various gear types. -
Determination of fisheries benefits from floodplain riverine systems in Bangladesh: a mathematical programming approach
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper presents a non-linear programming model developed to determine the total benefits obtainable from the various floodplain riverine fisheries of Bangladesh. With the help of the model, performance-response of each ... -
The Lingayen Gulf coastal area management plan
(1992)Type: ReportIn the Philippines, the Lingayen Gulf coastal area is an ideal site for the pilot testing of resource managementinitiatives that can be adopted to other coastal areas of the country. It is the major fishing ground of ...
