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Linkages between fishermen and researchers in marine fisheries-an analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Fisheries play an important role in our country's economic development. In India one million active fishermen are engaged in marine fishing, with about 0.2 million in mechanized sector, 0.17 million in motorized sector and the rest in the artisanal ...
Immanuel, Sheela, Kanagasabapathy, K
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Mapping Escolar (Lepidocybium flavobrunneum) in Motion: Oceanographic Forces Shaping Its Habitat in the Southwestern South Atlantic, With Insights From Fishers' Perceptions

open access: yesFisheries Oceanography, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lepidocybium flavobrunneum [Smith, 1843], commonly known as escolar, is a large pelagic species, important for global and local fisheries, particularly in the southwestern South Atlantic Ocean (SWAO), where it constitutes a significant portion of the catch.
Lucas Rodrigues   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

The regulators and the regulated: fisheries management, options and dynamics in Kenya's Lake Victoria fishery [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
The study divides the history of the fishery into five 'regulatory periods': the pre-colonial fishery (pre-1901), the colonial fishery (1901-1963), the post indipendence fishery (1963-1980), the Nile perch 'boom' years (1980-1989), and finally the ...
Geheb, K.
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Visual Arts, Insecurity and an Elusive Peace in Casamance, Senegal

open access: yesInternational Journal of Art &Design Education, EarlyView.
Abstract The separatist rebellion in Casamance, southern Senegal, has driven what is arguably the longest‐running intra‐state conflict in West Africa. Spanning over four decades, it has affected successive generations through insecurity (including armed violence and landmine use); economic disruption; trauma; human displacement (both internal and into ...
Martin Evans
wiley   +1 more source

Seychelles artisanal fisheries statistics for 1995

open access: yes, 1996
(1). During 1995 an estimated total of 4313 tonnes of fish was landed on Mahe. Praslin and La Digue by 337 fishing boats 86,4% of which was landed on Mahe alone. The catch volume has decreased by 114 tonnes since 1994, and the number of boats operating has increased by 9 over the same period. (2).
Azemia, R., Grandcourt, E.
openaire   +1 more source

The role of communication in the management of Nigeria's capture fisheries resources [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Development and management indices identified in the capture fishery resources focus on stock management, freshwater and marine pollution by organic and inorganic compounds including silting, plankton sustainability, fishing methods, biological ...
Ajana, A.M., Yarhere, M.T.
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The effect of environmental factors on transepithelial potential in a model Amazonian teleost, the tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum): Implications for sodium balance in harsh environments

open access: yesJournal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract The tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum, G. Cuvier 1818) thrives both in the ion‐poor waters of the Amazon and in commercial aquaculture. In both, environmental conditions can be harsh due to low ion levels, occasional high salt challenges (in aquaculture), low pH, extreme PO2 levels (hypoxia and hyperoxia), high PCO2 levels (hypercapnia), high ...
Chris M. Wood   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artisanal fisheries in Brazil

open access: yes, 2006
This study deals with the challenges facing the development of artisanal fisheries in Brazil. The problems affecting production in the sector are worsening, due as much to objective factors like environmental degradation and the destruction of natural resources as to the ineffectiveness of government strategy.
openaire   +1 more source

Seychelles artisanal fisheries statistics for 1998

open access: yes, 1999
(1). During 1998 an estimated total of 3334.3 tonnes of fish was landed on Mahe, Praslin and La Digue by 355 fishing boats. 86% of the total catch was landed on Mahe alone. The catch volume has decreased by 716 tonnes compared to the 1997 catch and the number of boats operating has increased by 7 vessels over the same period. (2).
Boulle, D.P., Azemia, R.T.
openaire   +1 more source

Regional Study on Social Dimensions of MPA Practice in Central America: Cases Studies from Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panamá [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This research focuses on the social dimensions of marine conservation, and makes an assessment of the experiences of coastal and fishing communities with regard to the governance of MPAs in North America (Central America); based on case studies from ...
Daniela Barguil Gallardo   +5 more
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