Type: Publications

Africa

Year: 1983

This is a report on African reservoir fisheries in two parts. The first part provides an overview of the perceptions of experienced reservoir fishery biologists and managers about the problems and potentialities of African reservoir fisheries, particularly about information necessary [...]

Type: Publications

Africa

Year: 1983

A series of guidelines is presented which is intended to aid dam design and operating engineers to manipulate the artificial aquatic environments upstream and downstream so as to optimize fish production. The guidelines are based on reviews and in some [...]

Type: Publications

North America

Year: 1983

Information on the taxonomy, distribution, biology, populations, fisheries, fisheries management and culture of the shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum), is compiled, reviewed, and analyzed in the FAO species synopsis style. New information indicates this species exhibits biological and life-cycle differences over [...]

Type: Publications

Africa, Europe

Year: 1983

Information on the taxonomy, distribution, biology, populations, fisheries, and fisheries management of the European eel  (Anguilla anguilla), is compiled, reviewed, and analyzed in the FAO species synopsis style. 

Type: Publications

Europe

Year: 1983

Documents presented at the Symposium on Stock Enhancement in the Management of Freshwater Fisheries. Vol.1. Stocking. Held in Budapest, Hungary, 31 May-2 June 1982 in conjunction with the Twelfth Session of EIFAC. Tenu à Budapest, Hongrie du 31 mai au [...]

Type: Publications

Global

Year: 1983

The purpose of this research work has been to organize a source of reference to treaties and other international legal instruments dealing with the various aspects of non-maritime water resources management. In addition to bilateral and multilateral treaties, unilateral declarations [...]

Type: Publications

Africa

Year: 1983

This paper attempts to improve the predictive capabilities of preimpoundment studies, with special emphasis on fish yields. It relies heavily on empirical models based on a relatively limited data base. It is hoped that the results will show that meaningful [...]

Type: Publications

Global

Year: 1983

Rivers may be conveniently divided into fast-flowing, upland reaches and slow-flowing reaches on the lowlands. Rapids reaches tend to divide into pools and riffles, which alternate along the river channel. The lowland reaches are normally flanked by floodplains, which often [...]

Type: Publications

Europe

Year: 1982

This report, prepared by the European Inland Fisheries Research Advisory Commission Working Party on Water Quality Criteria for European Freshwater Fish, critically reviews the literature on the occurrende and effects of chromium in fresh water. It lists and discusses the [...]

Type: Publications

Global

Year: 1982

A worldwide compilation on legal limits of hazardous substances in fish and fishery products is presented. For each country, it provides the name and address of Government Authorities and Institutions in charge of issuing and/or enforcing standards or legal limits, [...]