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The Hidden Cost of Overfishing To Commercial Fishermen: A 2009 Snapshot of Lost Revenues [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Ocean fish populations are a vital renewable resource for human populations, providing food,employment and recreation, as well as contributing to global biodiversity.
Taylor Hesselgrave
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Annual Changes in the Catch of Marine Juvenile Ayu in Wakayama Prefecture, with Special Reference to the Sharp Decrease in the Catch in Recent Years.

open access: yesNIPPON SUISAN GAKKAISHI, 1991
Annual changes in the catch of marine juvenile ayu were examined with special reference to the cause of the rapidly decreasing catch in recent years. The influence of various factors such as environmental changes on ayu resources used to be small in the days when good and poor catches of ayu were repeated naturally. Even when an influence was found, it
openaire   +2 more sources

Determinants of local food producer participation in state‐sponsored marketing programs: Evidence from Missouri

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines producer participation choices considering a variety of potential benefits linked to state‐sponsored marketing programs, using a real choice dataset of farmers in Missouri. Multinomial logit models are employed to predict determinants of farmer enrollment in three tiers of the Missouri Grown local food marketing program ...
Lan Tran, Ye Su, Laura McCann
wiley   +1 more source

FISH PRODUCTION ESTIMATES FOR GBEDIKERE LAKE, BASSA, KOGI STATE, NIGERIA [PDF]

open access: yesCroatian Journal of Fisheries, 2013
Annual estimates of the fish caught by local fishermen in randomly selected fishing villages adjacent to Gbedikere Lake were determined using Catch Assessment (CAS).
Samuel Olusegun Adeyemi
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Government-Industry Cooperative Fisheries Research in the North Pacific under the MSFCMA [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
The National Marine Fisheries Service’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) has a long and successful history of conducting research in cooperation with the fishing industry. Many of the AFSC’s annual resource assessment surveys are carried out aboard
Dorn, Martin W.   +5 more
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Climate Change Mitigation in the Dairy Sector: Uncovering Heterogeneity Through Eco‐Efficiency Clubs

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Combining climate change goals with economic targets is crucial for the dairy sector, which is a significant contributor to agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions worldwide. In this paper, we assess economic and climate change implications of dairy production with panel data of Irish dairy farms from 2013 to 2021.
Doris Läpple   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heavy landings of mackerel by trawlers at Mangalore Bunder [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
The Indian mackerel, Rastrelliger kanagurta generally comprises less than 2% of the total annual trawl catch. But unusually heavy landings of mackerel, upto one tonne per unit formed nearly 30% of the total trawl catch during May 1995(18th - 27th)
Kemparaju, S, Rohit, Prathibha
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Catch-up growth and growth deficits: Nine-year annual panel child growth for native Amazonians in Bolivia [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of Human Biology, 2016
Background: Childhood growth stunting is negatively associated with cognitive and health outcomes, and is claimed to be irreversible after age 2. Aim: To estimate growth rates for children aged 2–7 who were stunted (sex-age standardised z-score [HAZ] <−2), marginally-stunted (−2 ≤ HAZ ≤−1) or not-stunted (HAZ >−1) at baseline and tracked annually
Leonard, W.   +7 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Efficiency and Technology Gap in European Apple Production—A Metafrontier Model for Germany, Italy, and Poland

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT EU member states have exhibited varying rates of apple production growth. Technical efficiency (TE) estimation is suitable for identifying best‐practice farm performance. This study examined whether the development of the apple sector in Germany, Italy, and Poland was influenced by production efficiency, access to technology, as well as ...
Anika Muder, Jakub Staniszewski
wiley   +1 more source

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