WorldFish Repository: Recent submissions
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Review on community-based fisheries management studies in eastern Indonesia
(1997)Type: ReportCommunity-based fisheries management (CBFM) may be viewed as a process by which fishers are given the opportunity and responsibility to manage their own resources; define their needs, goals, and aspirations, and make ... -
A rapid appraisal approach to evaluation of community-level fisheries management systems: framework and field application at selected coastal fishing villages in the Philippines and Indonesia
(1997)Type: Journal ArticleAmong the recent attempts to use Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA) techniques traditionally employed in agriculture and other terrestrial resource systems is in the evaluation of the coastal and marine fisheries environments. ... -
Status and management of tropical coastal fisheries in Asia
(1997)Type: Conference ProceedingsProceedings of the Workshop on Sustainable Exploitation of Tropical Coastal Fish Stocks in Asia funded by the Asian Development Bank, 2-5 July 1996, Manila, Philippines. The regional overview and country reports document ... -
Training in fisheries planning and management: the case of the Southern African Development Community nations
(1997)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper presents an evaluation of the 15-week course on Training in Fisheries Planning and Management being offered at the University of Namibia since 1991. This course includes instruction in fisheries technology, ... -
Length-weight relationships of soft-bottom demersal fishes from Jalisco and Colima states, Mexico
(1997)Type: Journal ArticleThe parameters a and b of the length-weight relationship of the form W=aL super(b) were estimated for 24 species of soft bottom demersal fishes caught on the continental shelf off Jalisco and Colima states, Mexico. The ... -
A Low-level Geographic Information System for coastal zone management, with applications to Brunei Darussalam: Part I: The concept and its design elements
(1997)Type: Journal ArticleThis contribution is the first part of a four-part series documenting the development of B:RUN, a software program which reads data for common spreadsheets and presents them as low-resolution maps of slates and processes. ... -
Multidisciplinary research and management: fisheries in the Central Delta of the Niger River (Mali)
(1997)Type: Journal ArticleThis contribution gives an overview of the fisheries in the Central Delta of the Niger River (Mali) and highlights the results of a multidisciplinary research and management program conducted in the area to assess the ... -
An approach to the assessment of the finfish fisheries of the Caribbean Community
(1997)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper briefly outlines the implications of making a decision on the most appropriate alternative for carrying out stock assessments and the reasons for previous failures to conserve finfish stocks for sustainable use. ... -
Diet composition and daily ration estimates of selected trawl-caught fishes in San Miguel Bay, Philippines
(1997)Type: Journal ArticleThe diet composition of fish caught in San Miguel Bay, Philippines, in April and May 1993 was studied. The diets of tiger-tooth croaker (Otolithes ruber), commerson's anchovy (Stolephorus commersonii); and the Indian anchovy ... -
European Union supports project to strengthen fisheries and biodiversity management in African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries
(1997)Type: Journal ArticleProper resource management implies a better understanding of ecosystems and the conservation of biodiversity. Scientists from developing countries often have limited information on their aquatic resources because of many ... -
Toward a generic trawl survey database management system
(1997)Type: Conference ProceedingsThis Workshop, made possible by a grant from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM), brought together resource researchers and managers to examine the ... -
Management of tropical coastal fisheries in Asia: an overview of key challenges and opportunities
(1997)Type: Conference ProceedingsCoastal fisheries are an important component of the fisheries sector and rural economy of tropical developing countries in Asia - generating food, employment and foreign exchange. In 1994, marine landings of these countries ... -
Putting fisheries management back in places: points of view
(1997)Type: Journal ArticleExcept, miraculously, for Jules Verne's, scientific predictions always turn out to be wrong. However, the 3rd Millennium is coming, fisheries resources are going, and it is impossible to resist the urge to take the plunge ... -
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 ... -
A Low-level Geographic Information System for coastal zone management, with application to Brunei Darussalam. Part II:: Economic analysis of trawling in Brunei Darussalam
(1997)Type: Journal ArticleEconomic analysis of the trawl fishery of Brunei Darussalam was conducted using cost and returns analysis and based on an economic survey of trawlers and B:RUN, a low-level geographic information system. Profitability ... -
Population parameters of Penaeus californiensis in the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador
(1997)Type: Journal ArticleThe growth, mortality, and recruitment pattern of Penaeus californiensis were investigated using tail length (TL)-frequency data obtained from the Gulf of Guayaquil shrimp population. Computer-based methods of tail-frequency ... -
Tracking nutrient flows in a multi-enterprise farming systems with a mass-balance model (ECOPATH)
(1997)Type: Book ChapterWhether grown for sale or for on-farm consumption, vegetables and other crops are often managed as stand-alone, monoculture enterprises. Integrated farming can help improve the nutrient output-input balance sheet and ... -
ReefBase 2.0: a contribution to environmental conservation on a global scale
(1997)Type: Journal ArticleThe 1997 International Year of the Reef sees the release of ReefBase 2.0: a global database on coral reefs and their resources. It provides the most comprehensive and accessible repository of information to date. Containing ...
