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Status and management of the Java sea fisheries
(2003)Type: Book ChapterThe Java Sea is a major fishing ground in Indonesia contributing 31% of the national marine fisheries production. Demersal and small pelagic fishery resources account for most production in the area. During the 1960s and ... -
Marine fisheries along the southwest coast of India
(2003)Type: Book ChapterMarine fisheries production in India has increased from 0.5 million t in 1950 to 2.47 million t in 1997. The gross value of fisheries landings in India was US$2.37 billion in 1997. The contribution of fisheries to the Gross ... -
Coastal resources management, policy and planning in Bangladesh
(2003)Type: Book ChapterThis paper reviews the coastal fishery resources of Bangladesh emphasizing the coastal environment, capture fisheries and management issues relative to the sector. Bangladesh’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers an area ... -
A preliminary analysis on the socioeconomic situation of coastal fishing communities in Vietnam
(2003)Type: Book ChapterFish production in Vietnam increased rapidly from 420 000 t in 1981 to 1 130 680 t in 1998. Likewise, there was an expansion in the number of motorized fishing boats from 29 584 units with an average horsepower (HP) of ... -
The role of fisheries sector in the coastal fishing communities of Sri Lanka
(2003)Type: Book ChapterSri Lanka is an island country with a land area of 65 610 km2. With the declaration of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in 1976, the country gained sovereign rights over an ocean area of 536 000 km2 and EEZ extending from ... -
Socioeconomic assessment of marine fisheries of Thailand
(2003)Type: Book ChapterThailand is currently one of the ten largest fishing nations in the world. In 1996, fish production reached 3.7 million t with 90% of the production coming from the marine fisheries sector and 10% from inland fisheries. ... -
Socioeconomic and bioeconomic performance of Philippine fisheries in the recent decades
(2003)Type: Book ChapterThe fishing industry in the Philippines was tantamount to a marine capture fishery in the 1950s to 1960s. Aquaculture and inland fishery production were not significant. Only during the 1970s did aquaculture and inland ... -
Socioeconomic and bioeconomic analysis of coastal resources in central and northern Java, Indonesia
(2003)Type: Book ChapterIndonesia’s fisheries exports rose from 2 206 t in 1970 to 598 385 t in 1996 with a subsequent export value rise from US$0.69 billion to US$1.78 billion. The surplus in the balance of trade (BOT) was US$1.59 billion in ... -
Variation in short-term survival of culture sandfish (Holothuria scabra) released in mangrove-seagrass and coral reef flat habitats in Solomon Islands
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleThe specific aims of our study were: (1) to determine whether cultured juvenile H. scabra released near mangrove–seagrass and coral reef flat habitats suffered different levels of predation, and (2) to identify the predators ... -
An overview of the socioeconomic status of fisheries in Malaysia
(2003)Type: Book ChapterFish production in Malaysia increased steadily at 4.5% per annum from 801 000 t in 1985 to 1 280 906 t in 1997. Most of the production was contributed by marine capture fisheries, amounting to 1 168 973 t (91% of total ... -
A preliminary assessment of the coastal fishery resources in India: socioeconomic and bioeconomic perspective
(2003)Type: Book ChapterIndia is endowed with a continental shelf of 0.5 million km2 and an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of about 2 million km2. Almost half (39%) of the Indian population utilizes the marine fisheries resources. India ranked ... -
A socioeconomic and bioeconomic analysis of coastal fisheries of Bangladesh
(2003)Type: Book ChapterBangladesh has an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of 164 000 km2 and a continental shelf area of 66 440 km2. Artisanal (small scale) fisheries extend from the coast to 40 m while industrial (commercial scale) fisheries operate ... -
Trophic model of the coastal fisheries ecosystem in the Gulf of Thailand
(2003)Type: Book ChapterThe biomass of 40 ecological groups, the diet composition of prey and predators, production/biomass (P/B) and consumption/biomass (Q/B) ratios, and catches were used as basic input to parameterize an Ecopath model of the ... -
An ecosystem model of San Pedro Bay, Leyte, Philippines: initial parameter estimates
(2003)Type: Book ChapterA mass-balance model of the trophic structure of San Pedro Bay, Leyte Province, Philippines was constructed using the Ecopath modeling software. The model is composed of 16 ecological groups (13 consumer, 2 producers, 1 ... -
Trophic model of the coastal fisheries ecosystem of the west coast of peninsular Malaysia
(2003)Type: Book ChapterA preliminary mass-balance trophic model was constructed for the coastal fisheries ecosystem of the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia (0 - 120 m depth). The ecosystem was partitioned into 15 trophic groups, and biomasses ... -
A trophic model of the coastal fisheries ecosystem off the west coast of Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia
(2003)Type: Book ChapterA mass-balance steady-state trophic model of the coastal fisheries ecosystem off the West Coasts of Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia (10 - 60 m depth) was constructed using the Ecopath software. The ecosystem models were ... -
Marine fisheries resources of the north coast of Central Java, Indonesia
(2003)Type: Book ChapterA trophic model of the marine fisheries resources of the north coast of Central Java, Indonesia was constructed using the Ecopath with Ecosim software and data from a trawl survey conducted in the area in 1979. The model ... -
Trophic model of the coastal fisheries ecosystem of the southwest coast of India
(2003)Type: Book ChapterThe Ecopath approach and software were used to construct a trophic model of the coastal fisheries ecosystem of the southwest (SW) coast of India. The model consisted of 11 ecological groups and used estimated landings from ... -
Trophic model of the coastal ecosystem in the waters of Bangladesh, Bay of Bangal
(2003)Type: Book ChapterA trophic model of the coastal ecosystem in the waters of Bangladesh, Bay of Bengal (from the shoreline to 150 m depth) is presented. The model consists of 15 ecological groups. The biomasses of the groups (particularly ... -
Experiences with fisheries co-management in Southeast Asia and Bangladesh
(2003)Type: Book ChapterThe countries of Southeast Asia, ie Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, have a current population of over 510 million, of whom approximately 35 percent live below the ...
