Productivity and Efficiency
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, water efficiency is the smart use of our water resources through water-saving technologies and simple steps. Using water efficiently will help ensure reliable water supplies today and for future generations. Topics addressed in this theme provide insights, lessons, and guidance on how diverse stakeholders are working to improve water management and reduce water use.
Productivity and Efficiency Resources
Feasibility of Relating Recruitment to Environmental Variables
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May 1, 1987U.S. Agency for International Development
The feasibility of relating recruitment to environmental variation depends on the development of a model defining this relationship. A recruitment-environment model would need to contain components relating to both to the ecosystem "engine" and various sensors or gauges to measure its...Read more
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United States, North AmericaInternational Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) Report
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January 1, 1987U.S. Agency for International Development
The 10th anniversary report for ICLARM, a program that works with laboratories and universities of countries seeking assistance to aid in water management.Read more
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United States, North AmericaLength-Based Methods in Fisheries Research
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January 1, 1987U.S. Agency for International Development
The proceedings of a conference to identify specific features of sampling schemes used to obtain length-frequency data for stock assessment; length-based methodologies for stock assessment of fish; and to review and test computer programs implementing length-based methods.Read more
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United States, North AmericaCollaborative Research Support Program Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Fourth Annual Administrative Report
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December 1, 1986U.S. Agency for International Development
This administrative report addresses the management and technical accomplishments of the Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program during the reporting period from September 1 1985 through August 31 1986.Read more
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United States, North AmericaFisheries Stock Assessment: Annual Report 1985-1986
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January 1, 1986U.S. Agency for International Development
Small scale fisheries are an important source of food and employment in many coastal regions of the world, and represent a significant source of protein for domestic consumption in developing countries. Fisheries stock assessment techniques employed by third world countries often do not provide...Read more
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United States, North AmericaAquaculture of Milkfish: State of the Art
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January 1, 1986U.S. Agency for International Development
Although it is one of the most extensively farmed marine bony fishes on earth, the milkfish (Chanos chanos) remains one of the least known and understood of the major finfish species. This book provides as complete a summary as possible of current knowledge (through December 1985) of milkfish and...Read more
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United States, North AmericaParticular Needs of Fishing Vessels for Use in the Developing World
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January 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
The fisheries of developing nations sometimes require vessels whose characteristics are quite different from those used in the industrialized countries. The panel assembled here is composed of representatives from East Asia, Latin America, West Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Caribbean. Each of...Read more
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United States, North AmericaDiscussion Papers: Small-Scale, Community-Managed Irrigation Systems Workshop
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December 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
The focus of this workshop was on strategies to support a subset of small-scale irrigation projects that were manageable by an organization representing a single community of water users, even if management functions actually or nominally rest in the hands of an outside agency.Read more
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United States, North AmericaNew Directions in Ocean Law, Policy and Management
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December 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper will first briefly examine the marine environment of the West Africa coast with a focus on the environment of the West African coast with a focus on the region's living marine resources. This will be followed by a discussion of the Law of the Sea Convention with particular reference...Read more
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United States, North AmericaPrinciples & Practices of Pond Aquaculture
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September 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
Current knowledge of pond aquaculture is herein reviewed in 18 papers. Part I reviews the history of aquaculture development activities by U.S. Government agencies and the Peace Corps' involvement in freshwater aquaculture. Part II examines biological principles of pond culture with respect...Read more
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