Inland fisheries contribute only about ten percent to global fish production. Asia is the leading producer of inland fish, accounting for over 80 percent of the total production. Until recently, the inland fisheries sector had taken back stage in fisheries [...]

The aim of this paper is to conduct a critical review of international experiences in inland fisheries co-management. The paper first reviews the origins of the current move towards co-management systems for fisheries, then presents frameworks for classifying and evaluating such [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Many fishery biologists and policy makers involved in inland fisheries management and planning are unaware of GIS technology and its potential for fisheries planning and management. The FAO Inland Water Resources and Aquaculture Service (FIRI) has been active for the [...]

Inland capture fisheries provide a valuable contribution to food security in the Mekong Basin. However, official national estimates of this contribution have consistently been lower than estimates derived from more focused and localized fishery surveys. Thus, inland capture fisheries are [...]

The Symposium on Inland Fisheries Management and the Aquatic Environment: The effects of fisheries management on freshwater ecosystems was held in Windermere, United Kingdom, from 12 to 15 June 2002, in concomitance with the Twenty-second Session of the European Inland [...]

The Asia Diagnostic Guide to Aquatic Animal Diseases or 'Asia Diagnostic Guide' is a comprehensive, up-datable diagnostic guide for the pathogens and diseases listed in the NACA/FAO/OIE Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Reporting System including a number of other diseases which [...]

Los grandes bagres migratorios son objetos de pesca artesanal en casi toda la cuenca amazónica y de pesca industrial en el estuario del Amazonas. La pesca industrial, utiliza embarcaciones de hasta 50 toneladas de capacidad de bodega, desembarca las capturas [...]

Se presenta la pesquería de grandes bagres en la Amazonía Peruana y su manejo.