03 Technical Publications and Reports on Fishery Resources: Recent submissions

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    • Sea turtle conservation and management in Japan 

      Abe, Osamu (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)
      For conservation purposes, the Japanese government is directly regulating the taking of sea turtles, their international trade, domestic trade and possession of both animals and products; preventing eggs and hatchlings ...

    • Marine turtle management, conservation and protection programme in Malaysia 

      Ramli, Mohd Najib; Hiew, Kevin W. P. (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)
      Malaysia has since long been involved in turtle management, conservation and protection. Turtle survival in Malaysia is being threatened by among others, commercial exploitation, habitat destruction, fisheries interaction ...

    • Marine turtle research, management and conservation in Indonesia 

      Halim, Matheus H.; Dermawan, Agus (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)
      The status of six species of marine turtles in Indonesia is reported: Chelonia mydas, Eretmochelys imbricata, Lepidochelys olivacea, Dermochelys coriacea, Caretta caretta, Natator depresus. The government of Indonesia has ...

    • Country report on status of sea turtle in Cambodia 

      Try, Ing (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)
      Five species of turtles in Cambodia were found, namely olive ridely, hawksbill, loggerhead, green and leatherback. The major problems affecting the decline in turtle population in this country is the heavy fishing activities ...

    • The management and conservation of marine turtles in Brunei Darussalam: Country report 

      Taha, Sabri Haji Mohd. (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)
      Out of the seven turtle species found in the world, only three species land to nest in Brunei Darussalam's beaches. These are the green turtle (Chelonia mydas), the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) and the olive ...

    • Marine turtle population and conservation in the Southeast Asia Region 

      Wagiman, Sukarno bin (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)
      The objective of this paper is to provide a brief review of biology and population status of sea turtles in the Southeast Asia Region. The report was compiled after a reassessment of the scientific literature on this region, ...

    • Thailand 

      Charuchinda, Mickmin (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      Thailand is located in the middle of the Indochinese Peninsula, between latitudes 5°27' and 20°27’N and longitudes 97°22' and 105°37’E. The Kingdom’s total area is 513,115 square kilometers, of which some 84 percent falls ...

    • Vietnam 

      Dung, Phan Hong (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      The seawater of Vietnam is recognized as a critical habitat for the sea turtles in the world. There are only 5 species of sea turtles , namely greens, hawksbill, olive ridley, loggerhead and leatherback turtles found in ...

    • Myanmar 

      Aung, Cho Hla; Lwin, Maung Maung (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      Myanmar is situated in the easternmost Indochina Peninsula. It boasts of richly-varied marine resources along extensive coastal shores which can be divided into three regions , namely Rakhine, Ayeyarwaddy and Gulf of Mottama ...

    • Philippines 

      Cruz, Renato D. (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      There are five species of sea turtles that occur in the Philippines, namely green hawksbill, olive ridley, loggerhead and leatherback. Several locations for sea turtles nesting are shown in Table 6 (Cruz, 2004). The green ...

    • Malaysia 

      Ali, Ahmad; Talib, Zulkifli; Basintal, Paul; Bali, James (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      Malaysia lies in the tropics within latitudes 1°-8°N and longitudes 100°-119°E and consists of Peninsular Malaysia, and the states of Sabah and Sarawak. Peninsular Malaysia is bounded by seas on all sides, except in the ...

    • Indonesia 

      Dermawan, Agus (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      Indonesia is an archipelago country and its 17,500 islands and 81,000 km of total coastlines offer excellent habitat for sea turtles . Out of the seven species o f sea turtles in the world, six species have been identified ...

    • Brunei Darussalam 

      Sabtu, Mariani Haji (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)

    • Cambodia 

      Sereywath, Pich (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      Cambodia covers an area of 181,035 km2, including inland waters. Fisheries are divided into freshwater and marine sectors. Both sectors play a very important role for the economy and food security of rural people. However, ...

    • Sea turtle species of the Southeast Asian countries 

      Ali, Ahmad; Talib, Zulkifli; Yaacob, Ku Kassim Ku (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      Six of seven species of living sea turtles in the world were confirmed to nest or inhabit the Southeast Asian waters. These are leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), green turtle (Chelonia mydas), olive ridley (Lepidochelys ...

    • Action taken by SEAFDEC on sea turtle research and conservation activities (1992-2003) 

      Ali, Ahmad; Talib, Zulkifli; Yaacob, Ku Kassim Ku; Chokesanguan, Bundit (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      The First SEAFDEC Workshop on Marine Turtle Research and Conservation was held in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia from 15-18 January 1996. The workshop was attended by participants from Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, ...

    • Background of SEAFDEC and ASEAN 

      Ali, Ahmad; Yaacob, Ku Kassim Ku (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) is an intergovernmental agency established in 1967. The members o f SEAFDEC include Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, ...

    • Fisheries of inland water bodies in Malaysia 

      Khoo, K. H.; Amir, S. R. M. S.; Ali, A. B. (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      Lotic waters dominate the Malaysian aquatic environment. There are very few natural lakes in Malaysia. There are only two principal lenthic environments in Malaysia. They are Tasek Chini and the Tasek Bera/Tasek Dampar ...

    • Regional database system and GIS for information gathering of inland capture fisheries 

      Siriraksophon, Somboon; Boonrat, Chanhatai; Pangsorn, Siriporn (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      In present, fishery management tends to be more attractive and widely open in fishery research. Mostly fishery researches provide the information in biological, environmental and socio-economical studies. In Southeast Asian ...

    • Alternative information for supporting inland fisheries management and decision-making in the Southeast Asia 

      Sugiyama, Shunji (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      There is an increasing recognition that inland fisheries play an important role for food security and the livelihoods of rural people in the Southeast Asia. Given the situation that there are significant water resources, ...