Evaluating large‐scale government investments in fertilizer adoption: The Ethiopian experience
Abstract We evaluate the impact of a large Government of Ethiopia intervention to raise fertilizer supply by establishing five fertilizer blending facilities supplying fertilizers tailored to local soil nutrient profiles. We rely on the phased geographic rollout of blending facility establishment to identify the causal effect on fertilizer use ...
Thomas Assefa +2 more
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Feeding habits of the dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) in the eastern Caribbean
The dolphinfish, Coryphaena hippurus, is an oceanic epipelagic fish with economic importance to sport and commercial fisheries throughout its worldwide distribution in tropical and sub-tropical waters.
Hazel A. Oxenford, Wayne Hunte
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Net economic impacts of achieving maximum economic yield in fisheries [PDF]
Improving the economic performance of fisheries is becoming increasingly important in fisheries management, and in some cases, maximum economic yield (MEY) is set as a key management target.
Norman-Lopez, Ana, Pascoe, Sean
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A sub-regional management framework for South Pacific longline fisheries [PDF]
The principal objective of this study was to determine if additional net benefits can be derived from the sub-regional longline fishery by the introduction of a new management agreement that would centre on the provision of licensing arrangements that ...
Barnabas, N. +4 more
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ABSTRACT Engagement—defined as the quality of the collaborative relationship between caseworkers and families and level of involvement in case work—is essential for effective intervention in statutory social work. However, it is often challenged by inherent power imbalances and the involuntary nature of the setting.
Anne Marie Villumsen +2 more
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Visualizing the Food-Web Effects of Fishing for Tunas in the Pacific Ocean
We use food-web models to develop visualizations to compare and evaluate the interactions of tuna fisheries with their supporting food webs in the eastern tropical Pacific (ETP) and the central north Pacific (CNP) Oceans.
Jefferson T. Hinke +5 more
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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
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Status and challenges for sustainable billfish fisheries in the Western Indian Ocean. [PDF]
Kadagi NI +16 more
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The absolute and relative volume of major sensory and integrative brain regions of the southern bluefin tuna Thunnus maccoyii are examined using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A dominant cerebellum projects into the midbrain ventricular space, while the optic tectum represents a smaller proportion of total brain volume than previously estimated ...
Myoung Hoon Ha +9 more
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Population characteristics and biology of striped marlin, Tetrapturus audax in the New Zealand fishery : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science (MSc) in Physiology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]
Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) are apex predators in the pelagic ecosystem and are seasonally abundant in the off-shore waters of New Zealand during December through May.
Kopf, R. Keller
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