Fishing continues to be the main source of income in the Pearl Lagoon Basin in Nicaragua. Currently the fishermen in the area have expressed growing concern about the shrimps stocks. Over the past years it has become increasingly clear that the fish and shrimp stocks are being exhausted, severely over-fished and experiencing a serious decline. This thesis examines the catch compositions (shrimps ...

This multidisciplinary analysis of Namibia marine aquaculture developments has found it to have a good potential. Existing Namibian aquaculture laws are comprehensive in nature controlling aspects such as water, land, public health, sanitation and disease, however they ignore fish welfare. Mean temperature of Namibian marine coastal waters in the150 m water depth strata has averaged at 14.07 oC for ...

Reservoir fisheries management must be based on an understanding that they are complex and dynamic ecosystem. This study describes fisheries activities status in the Tri An reservoir. The main objective is to determine an efficient exploitation level of fisheries resources affected by the stocking program. The Verhulst-Schaefer model (logistic growth) was applied and the classic model modified ...

This paper presents the importance, the state of affairs and the development strategies of the state-owned enterprises in the Fishery sector of Vietnam. The purpose is, firstly, to review state-owned enterprise reform literature of relevance to Vietnam. Secondly, the reform of state-owed enterprises in Vietnam particularly in the Fisheries Sector is reviewed to determine the important issues and ...

This thesis examines the effectiveness of the co-management approach in the fishery management system of Uganda with specific case reference to the implementation of the Beach Management Units (BMU), an institutional structure for the co-management approach, in the Lake Kyoga and Lake Victoria fishing villages. The theoretical frame work of this thesis involves looking at the concept of co-management, ...

Three experiments were performed during spring 2004, to develop a method to elevate the blood plasma level of 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT) in male brood stock of spotted wolffish Anarhichas minor, and to study the effects of 11-KT on sperm production. Intraperitoneal implantation of silastic capsules containing 11-KT - coconut butter mixture and 11-KT - sesame oil mixture and intramuscular injection ...

The Red King Crab and the consequences of its introduction to the Barents Sea and the North-Norwegian coast has been a source for research in many directions for several years. There has not been much financial research, despite the fact that the Red King Crab is a highly valuable nutritional species which gives it a highly economically value. In this thesis I look into the profitability for the ...

The Shallow Water Shrimp fishery is the most important fishing activity in the Mozambican fishing industry. The shrimp resources along the Mozambican coast are concentrated in the Maputo Bay, Limpopo River mouth and Sofala Bank. Sofala Bank is the most important fishing area with around 50.000 Km2. Three main fleets exploit the shrimp resources, namely, artisanal, semi-industrial and industrial. ...