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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 ... -
Hogar familiar, agroecosistema y manejo de recursos rurales: un manual para ampliar los conceptos que se tienen de genero y sistemas de produccion
(1996)Type: BriefEste manual intenta ampliar la manera de pensar en genero y sistemas de produccion. Estos conceptos se exploran para ampliar el entendimiento de las complejas relaciones que encierran los hogares y agroecosistemas, y la ... -
Role of women in Indian shrimp farming
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleWomen in India are involved in various facets of shrimp (Penaeus monodon; Penaeus indicus) farming, including pond construction, seed collection, collection of feed materials and preparation of feeds, pond maintenance and ... -
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 ... -
Impacts of fishing bans for conservation on hilsa fishers' livelihoods: Challenges and opportunities
(2018)Type: Book ChapterThis study assesses the impacts of fishing bans in Bangladesh on the livelihoods of hilsa fisher communities and opportunities for improvement. This study found that although the bans have resulted in higher total hilsa ... -
Tekshoyi unnoyon e service provision model (Service provision model in sustainable development)
(2019)Type: Training MaterialThis story describes the service provision model introduced by WorldFish through the Improving Food Security and Livelihoods project. The model focuses on local service providers (LSP) and service provider associations ... -
Shomirer upolobdhi (Shomir’s enlightenment)
(2019)Type: Training MaterialThis story describes the impact of agrochemical use in aquaculture. Shomir was spending a lot of money to buy multiple chemicals and medicines recommended by different local sales agents, without knowing why they were ... -
Rajur shofolota (Raju’s success)
(2019)Type: Training MaterialThis story describes Raju’s adoption of best farming practices. He was following conventional farming methods but did not have enough capital to intensify his production and was disappointed with his annual profit. Ali, a ... -
Khokar shopno (Khoka’s dream)
(2019)Type: Training MaterialThis story is about the change in the food intake of a young boy, Khoka, after his family started to grow fish and vegetables in a homestead pond. Khoka’s parents are poor. They do not have land to grow food even for their ... -
Chaaper pona (Overwintered fry)
(2019)Type: Training MaterialThis is the story of fish farmer Azim, who overwintered carp fry on his farm and benefited economically. Farmers often underutilize their ponds in the winter. However, as fry do not eat much food or grow because of the low ... -
Transforming aquaculture in Cambodia through introduction of improved tilapia
(2019)Type: BriefAquaculture production in Cambodia has grown by an average 20% per year over the past decade according to official statistics, increasing from less than 50,000 metric tons in 2008 to 207,443 metric tons in 2017. The National ... -
Comparison of technical and economic performance of fresh and salted fish processors in Lake Nasser
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleThe current study aims to compare the technical and economic performance of salted and fresh fish processing associated with Lake Nasser fisheries. The study concluded that investment cost in slated fish processing is lower ... -
Some heavy metals concentrations in water and tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) muscles of fish farms supplied by three different water sources
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleThis study was conducted to assess and compare heavy metals contamination in muscle tissues (edible part) of fish cultured in ponds received fresh, agriculture and sewage drainage water which could poses a threat to human ... -
AMFORA: Applying a One Health systems modelling approach to formulate strategies for mitigating the risk to human health of ABR in aquaculture
(2019)Type: PosterAquaculture systems are highly complex and influenced by environmental, biological, cultural, socio-economic and human behavioural factors. The growing importance of aquaculture is fuelling a transition of small-scale ... -
Integrating water, sanitation, handwashing, and nutrition interventions to reduce child soil-transmitted helminth and Giardia infections: a cluster-randomized controlled trial in rural Kenya
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleHelminth and protozoan infections affect >1 billion children globally. Improved water, sanitation, handwashing, and nutrition could be more sustainable control strategies for parasite infections than mass drug administration ...
