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    • Beel fisheries of Assam - community-based co-management imperative 

      Baruah, U.K.; Bhagowati, A.K.; Talukdar, R.K.; Saharia, P.K. (2000)
      Type: Journal Article
      The freshwater wetlands (beels) of Assam, India, cover an area of 101 232 ha. For the rural poor, the neighboring wetlands are the only source of fish. They depend on them for their daily consumption of fish as well as a ...

    • Socioeconomic characteristics of payang seine (lampara) and driftnet fisheries in West Sumatra, Indonesia 

      Zen, L.W.; Tai, S.Y.; Raja Abdullah, N.M. (2000)
      Type: Journal Article
      A proportionate random sample survey of 10 percent of the driftnet and Payang seine fishers in West Sumatra was carried out in 1998. A total of 45 driftnet and 66 lampara fishers were interviewed to obtain socioeconomic ...

    • Effects of photoperiod on growth of larvae and juveniles of the anemonefish Amphiprion melanopus 

      Arvedlund, M.; McCormick, M.I.; Ainsworth, T. (2000)
      Type: Journal Article
      Rearing of anemonefishes is now relatively routine compared to the culture of cardinalfishes (Apogonidae) or angelfishes (Pomacanthidae). However, it is still a labor intensive, time intensive and expensive procedure. To ...

    • Conservation and management of marine fishery resources of Kerala State, India 

      Vijayan, V.; Edwin, L.; Ravindran, K. (2000)
      Type: Journal Article
      The highly productive fisheries of Kerala, India, are suffering from overexploitation. Use of unsuitable fishing gears that result in a high level of wasteful bycatch and destruction of egg bearing and juvenile fish should ...

    • Reproductive biology of the commercial sea cucumber Holothuria fuscogilva in the Solomon Islands 

      Ramofafia, C.; Battaglene, S.C.; Bell, J.D.; Byrne, M. (2000)
      Type: Journal Article
      Reproduction of Holothuria fuscogilva (Selenka, 1867) in the Solomon Islands was investigated over a 4?yr period (1994 to 1998) by macroscopic and microscopic examination of the gonad tubules, the gonad index (GI) method, ...

    • The marine fisheries of Jamaica 

      Aiken, K.; Kong, G.A. (2000)
      Type: Journal Article
      The marine fisheries of Jamaica are almost entirely artisanal, with at least 15 000 fishers and an annual catch of approximately 7 000 t. A recent development is a small industrial fishery for queen conch and spiny lobster ...

    • Adaptive response of Peruvian Hake to overfishing 

      Mendo, C.W.; Carrasco, R.G. (2000)
      Type: Journal Article
      Compensatory mechanisms of the Peruvian hake population (Merluccius gayi peruanus) in response to heavy exploitation and changes in species interaction are discussed. Changes in the rate of cannibalism, diet composition, ...

    • Floating islands: a unique fish aggregating method 

      Suresh, V.R. (2000)
      Type: Journal Article
      A fish aggregating device made of aquatic weeds and grass (Phoom) is used in Loktak lake in the northeastern region of India. It has been used successfully in this very productive fishery for centuries. Today, the fishery ...

    • Length-weight relationships of demersal fishes from the upper continental slope off Colombia 

      Diaz, L.S.; Roa, A.; Garcia, C.B.; Acero, A.; Navas, G. (2000)
      Type: Journal Article
      Parameters of the length–weight relationship of the form W=aLb are presented for 45 demersal fish species caught on the upper continental slope of the Caribbean Sea off Colombia. The b values varied between 2.13 and 4.97, ...

    • Factors influencing fish prices in Southern Malawi 

      Brummett, R.E. (2000)
      Type: Journal Article
      Nine markets in the Southern Region of Malawi were studied. The prices of 79 separate purchases were compared for market type, species, form of preservation, total length, distance of retail market from the capture fishery ...

    • In-farm cost of an outbreak of diarrhoea in lambs 

      Mariano, V.; Nardi, A.; Moruzzo, R.; Di Iacovo, F.P.; Rossignoli, C.M.; Cristiano Rossignoli: 0000-0001-8220-7360 (2018)
      Type: Journal Article
      This article analyses the cost of diarrhoea in lambs on dairy sheep farms located in Grosseto (Italy).

    • Hydro-biological models for water management in the Mekong River 

      Baran, E.; Coates, D. (2000)
      Type: Conference Proceedings
      Among users of the water resource are fishes and fishermen. Given the importance of fisheries in the Lower Mekong River Basin, water management schemes must take the fish resource into consideration. Therefore hydrological ...

    • Biodiversity of estuarine fish faunas in West Africa 

      Baran, E. (2000)
      Type: Journal Article
      In West Africa (between Ivory Coast and Sénégal), estuarine environments vary from lagoons to high discharge rivers to inverse hypersaline estuaries. This results in a high diversity of estuarine fish species, with an ...

    • Quantified uncertainties in Comparative Life Cycle Assessment: What can be concluded? 

      Beltran, A.M.; Prado, V.; Font Vivanco, D.; Henriksson, P.J.G.; Guinée, J.B.; Heijungs, R. (2018)
      Type: Journal Article
      Interpretation of comparative Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) results can be challenging in the presence of uncertainty. To aid in interpreting such results under the goal of any comparative LCA, we aim to provide guidance to ...

    • Common property in the Mekong: Issues of sustainability and subsistence 

      Ahmed, M.; Hirsch, P. (eds.) (2000)
      Type: Working Paper
      This volume contains the paper presented in a panel session on Conflicts, competition and Cooperation in the Mekong Commons: Feeding People and Protecting Natural Resources, during the Seventh Conference of the International ...

    • Watershed governance: livelihoods and resource competition in the mountains of mainland Southeast Asia 

      Ratner, B.D. (2000)
      Type: Other
      This paper examines the challenges of managing the upper watersheds of mainland Southeast Asia, taking local livelihoods and resource competition as its point of departure. The analysis presents the factors of change that ...

    • Length-weight relationship of marine fish species off Sao Sebastiao system, Sao Paulo, Souteastern Brazil 

      Muto, E.Y.; Soares, L.S.H.; Wongtschowski, C.L.D.B.R. (2000)
      Type: Journal Article
      The parameters a and b of the length-weight relationship of the form W = a . L super(b) were estimated for 57 fish species sampled in Sao Sebastiao Channel and shelf system in 1997, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The b values ranged ...

    • Length-weight relationship of five serranids from Palawan Island, Philippines 

      Gonzales, B.J.; Palla, H.P.; Mishina, H. (2000)
      Type: Journal Article
      The parameters a and b of the length-weight relationship (LWR) of the form W=aLb are presented for five species of serranids belonging to the genus Cephalopolis. The fish samples used for the study were caught by hook and ...

    • The eggs of marine crabs - an unexploited resource 

      Radhakrishnan, C.K. (2000)
      Type: Journal Article
      Marine crabs belonging to the family Portunidae form bycatch of shrimp trawlers in India. They are sold at low prices and consumers discard eggs and consume the meat. The paper details the nutritional value of eggs of ...

    • Gender and marine protected areas: a case study of Danajon Bank, Philippines 

      Kleiber, D.; Harris, L.; Vincent, A.C.J. (2018)
      Type: Journal Article
      In this paper, we examine the role of gender in community-based management of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Central Philippines. MPAs are a common conservation and fisheries management tool in this area, but the ...