This paper presents the experience and lessons learned in a pilot project aimed at integrating artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in sturgeon aquaculture. The project used convolutional neural networks and visual intelligence for the evaluation of fish biomass and the optimisation of...

This paper presents the experience and lessons learned in a pilot project aimed at integrating artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in sturgeon aquaculture. The project used convolutional neural networks and visual intelligence for the evaluation of fish biomass and the optimisation of...

This study attempt to test the effect of Total Quality Management (TQM) practices towards competitive advantage and organizational performance. The design of this research has quantitative approach. Data was collected by questionnaire instrument. The unit of analysis is big and medium scale...

This study attempt to test the effect of Total Quality Management (TQM) practices towards competitive advantage and organizational performance. The design of this research has quantitative approach. Data was collected by questionnaire instrument. The unit of analysis is big and medium scale...

This paper examines the effect of the reduction of an import tariff on the Japanese fishery industry by using a computable general equilibrium model. Being against our common knowledge, our simulations with very realistic conditions show that both of the domestic consumers and the domestic...

Chimbote es uno de los principales puertos pesqueros del Perú y alberga una parte importante de las fábricas de harina de pescado del país. Sin embargo, luego de más de cincuenta años de existencia, este puerto está lejos de haberse convertido en un cluster dinámico formado por negocios...

This paper is concerned with the development of the fishery sector in Guinea. The well-targeted purpose was to provide stakeholders with adequate knowledge items favouring their self-determination of a sustainable sector structure. The approach was to identify and implement an appropriate...

The fisheries resources within the EEZs of countries in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States is not being exploited at their maximum sustainable yield. Fisheries development has however been hampered by a history of these states, little or no sectoral development planning. If member...

Recently some fish and fish products of European origin have been identified as major contributors to the dioxin contamination of feed materials finally occurring in the human food chain and according to the Scientific Committee on Animal Nutrition emphasis should be put on reducing the impact...

The aim of the study is to provide the Commission with a snapshot of European aquaculture in thelate 1990s, the evolution of the sector over the last 10 years and prospects for the sector within the next 10 years.The two issues of key policy interest to the Commission are the contribution of...

This paper is intended to revisit the question of rational fisheries exploitation raised by Gordon in his celebrated 1954 article in the Journal of Political Economy, that has served as the starting point for the development of the fisheries economics sub-discipline.

This paper is intended to revisit the question of rational fisheries exploitation raised by Gordon in his celebrated 1954 article in the Journal of Political Economy, that has served as the starting point for the development of the fisheries economics sub-discipline.

This report is an output of the project ôDetermination of high-potential aquaculture development areas and impact in Africa and Asiaö. This monograph is the case study for Cameroon. Written in three parts, it describes the historical background, practices, stakeholder profiles, production...

Fish production in Vietnam increased rapidly from 420 000 t in 1981 to 1 130 680 t in 1998. Likewise, there was an expansion in the number of motorized fishing boats from 29 584 units with an average horsepower (HP) of 19.8 boat-1 in 1981 to 71 800 units with an average HP of 26.2 in 1998. In...

This paper reviews the coastal fishery resources of Bangladesh emphasizing the coastal environment, capture fisheries and management issues relative to the sector. Bangladesh™s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers an area of about 166 000 km2. This area has abundant natural resources such as...

Fisheries are an important source of animal protein for most of Thailand™s population, particularly in provinces on or near the coast. Between 1978 and 1997 the per capita consumption of fish averaged 24 kgâ•–capita-1 annually. In 1995, about 535 210 people were involved in the fisheries...

The marine fisheries sector in Malaysia contributes significantly to the national economy in terms of income, foreign exchange and employment. In 1999, marine fisheries contributed 1.245 million t (90% of total fish production) valued at US$1.18 billion. The total value accounted for about 1.53%...

Marine fisheries production in India has increased from 0.5 million t in 1950 to 2.47 million t in 1997. The gross value of fisheries landings in India was US$2.37 billion in 1997. The contribution of fisheries to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has risen from 0.7% in 1980 - 81 to 1.2% in 1994...

The Java Sea is a major fishing ground in Indonesia contributing 31% of the national marine fisheries production. Demersal and small pelagic fishery resources account for most production in the area. During the 1960s and 1970s, strong demand for fish, which in Indonesia resulted from both...

The fishing industry in the Philippines was tantamount to a marine capture fishery in the 1950s to 1960s. Aquaculture and inland fishery production were not significant. Only during the 1970s did aquaculture and inland capture fisheries contribute significantly to fish production. From 250 000 t...

Indonesia™s fisheries exports rose from 2 206 t in 1970 to 598 385 t in 1996 with a subsequent export value rise from US$0.69 billion to US$1.78 billion. The surplus in the balance of trade (BOT) was US$1.59 billion in 1996. The fisheries exports were predominantly shrimp, tuna, skipjack and...

Fisheries are an important source of protein and employment for Sri Lanka™s population. The declaration of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in 1976 gave the country a water area larger than its land area. The coastal fisheries resources consist of small and large pelagic fish, demersal and...

The fisheries sector of Vietnam plays an important role in the social and economic development of the country. The sector contributes about 3% of the GDP and fish contributes about 40% of animal protein consumption in the country. In 1999, total fisheries production amounted to 1.8 million t. Of...

Sri Lanka is an island country with a land area of 65 610 km2. With the declaration of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in 1976, the country gained sovereign rights over an ocean area of 536 000 km2 and EEZ extending from 24 to 200 nm. The continental shelf is about 26 000 km2 with an average...

Thailand is currently one of the ten largest fishing nations in the world. In 1996, fish production reached 3.7 million t with 90% of the production coming from the marine fisheries sector and 10% from inland fisheries. Thai fishing operates in four fishing grounds namely, the Gulf of Thailand,...

Fish production in Malaysia increased steadily at 4.5% per annum from 801 000 t in 1985 to 1 280 906 t in 1997. Most of the production was contributed by marine capture fisheries, amounting to 1 168 973 t (91% of total production) in 1997, while the rest (132 700 t or 8%) came from inland...

The aim of the study is to provide the Commission with a snapshot of European aquaculture in thelate 1990s, the evolution of the sector over the last 10 years and prospects for the sector within the next 10 years.The two issues of key policy interest to the Commission are the contribution of...

The fisheries sector in the Philippines provides a significant contribution to the na-tional economy in terms of income, foreign exchange and employment. In 2000, total fish production was estimated at 2.94 million t, 84% of which was derived from marine capture fisheries. The export of fish and...