Type: Publications

South and central America

Year: 2004

The Seminar on Responsible Fisheries Management in Large Rivers and Reservoirs in Latin America was held in San Salvador, El Salvador, on 29 January 2003, in association with the ninth session of the Commission for Inland Fisheries of Latin America [...]

Type: Publications

Global

Year: 2004

Rice today is grown in 113 countries in the world in a wide range of ecological conditions and water regimes. The cultivation of most rice crops in irrigated, rainfed and deepwater systems offers a suitable environment for fi sh and [...]

Type: Publications

South, southeast and east Asia

Year: 2004

This document discusses the history and the current status of marine and freshwater ornamental fish species in Sri Lanka, which areexported tosome 25 countries in responseto demand. It contains lists of marine and freshwater species, including endangered species, and information [...]

Type: Publications

Global

Year: 2004

The Second International Symposium on the Management of Large Rivers for Fisheries was held on 11 - 14 February 2003 in Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia. It had three primary objectives: to provide a forum to review and synthesise the [...]

Type: Publications

Global

Year: 2004

The Second International Symposium on the Management of Large Rivers for Fisheries was held on 11 - 14 February 2003 in Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia. It had three primary objectives: to provide a forum to review and synthesise the [...]

Type: Publications

South, southeast and east Asia

Year: 2003

There are repeated references to the crucial importance of fish and fish products in the nutrition and livelihoods of the Myanmar people. Whilst it is certainly recognized that fish is second only to rice in the Myanmar diet, there is [...]

Type: Publications

Europe, Global

Year: 2003

FAO, Rapport sur les pêches no 681, Supplément, FIRI/R681 Suppl. (Fr). Le Symposium sur la gestion des pêches intérieures et l'environnement aquatique: effets de la gestion des pêches sur les écosystèmes en eau douce, s'est tenu à Windermere (Royaume-Uni), du 12 au [...]

Type: Publications

Global

Year: 2003

Mountains of the world cover about one-fifth of the land surface, are home to one-tenth of the world’s population, and provide livelihood to some of the poorest communities in the world. Mountain lakes and streams are a source of freshwater [...]

Type: Publications

Global

Year: 2003

A  simplifed explanation of the  FAO technical  guidelines "Inland fisheries. FAO Technical Guidelines for Responsible Fisheries. No. 6. Rome, FAO. 1997. 36p.".  This document highlights the special characteristics of inland water fisheries and the challenges involved in making sure that fish [...]

Type: Publications

South, southeast and east Asia

Year: 2003

As a contribution to the Dialogue on Water, Food and the Environment, the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and IUCN - the World Conservation Union have undertaken a joint initiative to investigate the relationships between living aquatic [...]