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A sub-regional management framework for South Pacific longline fisheries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
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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Characterization of Microsatellites in Xanthosoma sagittifolium (Araceae) and Cross-Amplification in Related Species

open access: yesApplications in Plant Sciences, 2014
Premise of the study: To investigate the genetic diversity of a root crop, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, and to facilitate germplasm conservation, microsatellite loci were developed and characterized by genotyping 39 accessions from different geographic ...
Chloe Cathebras   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spatial segregation and bycatch risk as potential drivers of population trends of wandering albatrosses at South Georgia

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract Spatial segregation in at‐sea distribution is frequently observed in seabirds and can have important implications for conservation and management. Globally, many albatross and petrel populations are declining due to bycatch in fisheries. In South Georgia, the decrease in wandering albatrosses (Diomedea exulans) differs among breeding sites ...
V. Warwick‐Evans   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Capturing the Acoustic Radiation Pattern of Strombolian Eruptions using Infrasound Sensors Aboard a Tethered Aerostat, Yasur Volcano, Vanuatu

open access: yes, 2017
We obtained an unprecedented view of the acoustic radiation from persistent strombolian volcanic explosions at Yasur volcano, Vanuatu, from the deployment of infrasound sensors attached to a tethered aerostat.
A. Jolly   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Estimating non‐US longline fishing impacts on Hawai‘i pelagic false killer whales in a transboundary assessment area

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, Volume 8, Issue 2, February 2026.
Downscaling Regional Fishery Management Organization reported longline effort data using fine‐scale Global Fishing Watch effort estimates facilitates estimates of non‐US effort within a transboundary management area. These effort estimates are then used to predict interaction with the Hawai‘i pelagic false killer whale in non‐US fleets, reducing ...
Robert N. M. Ahrens   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

'That plant is my ancestor'. The significance of intellectual property on food security in developing countries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The global significance of intellectual property laws is familiar to most of those interested in this area of law. What might be less familiar is the impact of intellectual property on the issue of food security in developing countries.
Farran, Sue
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BIODIVERSITY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY OF FRESHWATER CRUSTACEANS (DECAPODA: NATANTIA) FROM VANUATU, A COMPARISON WITH FIJI AND NEW CALEDONIA.

open access: yesKnowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2002
This is the first comprehensive study of freshwater decapoda crustaceans from Vanuatu. Of the nineteen species collected during this study, eighteen appear to be new records for the archipelago.
MARQUET G.   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does women’s participation in water committees affect management and water system performance in rural Vanuatu?

open access: yes, 2017
Greater participation of women in water management and decision-making is expected to improve outcomes for both women and the wider community. Global evidence indicates that women’s participation in Water User Committees (WUCs) has been limited; yet ...
Brecht Mommen   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Who was Polynesian? Who was Melanesian? Hybridity and ethnogenesis in the South Vanuatu Outliers

open access: yesJournal of Social Archaeology, 2019
Archaeological constructions of past identities often rely more or less explicitly on contemporary notions of culture and community in ways that can sometimes oversimplify the past and present.
J. Flexner, S. Bedford, F. Valentin
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Falling Through the Net? Gender and Social Protection in the Pacific [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This paper examines the gender dimensions and implications of social protection in relation to rapid transformations in the globalizing economies in the Pacific region. The paper analyzes the dynamics of gender and social protection in three countries of
Anna Naupa   +4 more
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