WorldFish Repository: Recent submissions
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When can marine reserves improve fisheries management?
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleMarine reserves are a promising tool for fisheries management and conservation of biodiversity, but they are not a panacea for fisheries management problems. For fisheries that target highly mobile single species with ... -
Fish fights over fish rights: managing exit from the fisheries and security implications for Southeast Asia: final case study report
(2004)Type: ReportFishery has long been part of the staple diet of the people in Cambodia. As Cambodia moves to wards a free market economy, the commercial pressure on natural resources has dramatically increased. Privatization of the ... -
Fish fights over fish rights: managing exit from the fisheries and security implications in Southeast Asia: Philippines case study on conflicts arising from zoning of municipal waters
(2004)Type: ReportThe general goals of the research of this paper are 1. To develop a broad framework for addressing approaches for reducing overcapacity in the fisheries of Southeast Asia; and 2. To examine where conflicts may arise and ... -
Fish fights over fish rights: Conflicts arising from re-allocation of fishing lots: perceptions from community fisheries in Cambodia
(2004)Type: ReportFish has long been part of the staple diet of the Cambodian people. As Cambodia moves towards a free market economy, the commercial pressure on natural resources has dramatically increased. Privatization of the remaining ... -
Fish fights over fish rights: Philippine case study on conflict over use of municipal water: synthesis of three case studies in the Visayan Sea
(2004)Type: ReportTo enable an understanding of the dynamics of fishing overcapacity, conflicts and security issues in the Philippines, a case study is drawn of the fisheries conflicts arising from zoning regulations. A semi-structured ... -
River fisheries: ecological bases for management and conservation
(2004)Type: ReportLarge rivers and their floodplains support a significant proportion of the world’s biodiversity and provide important goods and ecological services to society, including fisheries. Riverine ecosystems and fisheries are ... -
The relationship of shell dimensions and shell volume to live weight and soft tissue weight in the mangrove clam, Polymesoda erosa (Solander, 1786) from northern Australia
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleShell dimensions (length, height, width) and shell volume were evaluated as estimators of growth for Polymesoda erosa in northern Australia. Each parameter was a good estimator when applied to live weight (r2 values of ... -
Biodiversity, management and utilization of West African fishes
(2004)Type: BookSince 1997, the WorldFish Center (formerly known as ICLARM) currently headquartered in Malaysia, the CSIR-Water Research Institut (WRI) at Accra in Ghana, and the Univerity of Hamburg’s Institut und Zoologisches Museum in ... -
Padal fishing - a unique fishing method in the Ashtamudi Estuary of Kerala (south India)
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleBush park fishing / padal fishing is an indigenous fishing method widely employed in the Ashtamudi estuary of Kerala (south India). An artificial reef made from twigs and leaves of trees is planted in the shallow areas of ... -
Tonle Sap pulsing system and fisheries productivity
(2004)Type: ReportCambodian inland fisheries have a remarkably high importance as a source of food and animal protein for the country's population. Cambodian inland fisheries amounted to 360 000 tons in 2002 according to the Department of ... -
The recreational benefits of coral reefs: a case study of Pulau Payar Marine Park, Kedah, Malaysia
(2004)Type: ReportCoral reefs are increasingly recognized as valuable assets in terms of supporting local economies, maintaining national heritage and conserving global biodiversity. Nevertheless, coral reefs are under pressure from a number ... -
Utilization of trawl bycatch in Gujarat (India)
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleBycatch from trawlers forms a signifi cant quantity of the total marine fi sh landings along the northwest coast of India, particularly in the state of Gujarat, which contributes about 23 percent of the total marine fi sh ... -
Impact pathway analysis for research planning: the case of aquatic resources research in the WorldFish Center
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleIn line with its mandate of poverty reduction and sustainable development, the WorldFish Center is orienting its research towards high impact scientific activity. Identifying such activities is the task of prospective ... -
Economic valuation and policy priorities for sustainable management of coral reefs
(2004)Type: Conference ProceedingsThis publication is an outcome of the “International Consultative Workshop for Economic Valuation and Policy Priorities for Sustainable Management of Coral Reefs” held at the WorldFish Center's Headquarters in Penang, ... -
SEACORM Net - Southeast Asia's coral reef monitoring network
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleThe region's scientists work together to formed the SEACORM Net (Southeast Asia Coral Reef Monitoring Network)for better integration of information and resources. The group intends to establish a strong working relationship ... -
The GCRMN - coordinating coral reef monitoring efforts for effective management
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleThe Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) is an operational unit of the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), established in 1995 and maintained by the Australian Institute of Marine Science(AIMS). The main ... -
Policy analysis and environmental services at different scales: Asking the right questions
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleIn this volume, we seek a common understanding of three environmental problems linked to land use change in Southeast Asia: smoke pollution, degradation of biodiversity functions, and degradation of watershed functions. ... -
A global protocol for monitoring of coral bleaching
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleCoral bleaching and subsequent mortality represent a major threat to the future health and productivity of coral reefs. However a lack of reliable data on occurrence, severity and other characteristics of bleaching events ... -
Reasserting Community: The Social Challenge of Wastewater Management in Panajachel, Guatemala
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleThis article assesses recent efforts in a multiethnic town in the Guatemalan highlands to address wastewater pollution, which threatens public health and tourism, the basis of the town's economy. Reporting on an ongoing ... -
Policy analysis and environmental problems at different scales: asking the right questions
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleIn this volume, we seek a common understanding of three environmental problems linked to land use change in Southeast Asia: smoke pollution, degradation of biodiversity functions, and degradation of watershed functions. ...
