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Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center
Government•Iloilo City, Philippines•
About: Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center is a government organization based out in Iloilo City, Philippines. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Milkfish & Penaeus monodon. The organization has 449 authors who have published 674 publications receiving 28336 citations.
Topics: Milkfish, Penaeus monodon, Shrimp, Broodstock, Fish farming
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TL;DR: If the growing aquaculture industry is to sustain its contribution to world fish supplies, it must reduce wild fish inputs in feed and adopt more ecologically sound management practices.
Abstract: Global production of farmed fish and shellfish has more than doubled in the past 15 years. Many people believe that such growth relieves pressure on ocean fisheries, but the opposite is true for some types of aquaculture. Farming carnivorous species requires large inputs of wild fish for feed. Some aquaculture systems also reduce wild fish supplies through habitat modification, wild seedstock collection and other ecological impacts. On balance, global aquaculture production still adds to world fish supplies; however, if the growing aquaculture industry is to sustain its contribution to world fish supplies, it must reduce wild fish inputs in feed and adopt more ecologically sound management practices.
2,931 citations
Old Dominion University1, The Nature Conservancy2, University of Plymouth3, University of Queensland4, Harvard University5, University of Tasmania6, New England Wild Flower Society7, University of the Philippines Los Baños8, Annamalai University9, Vrije Universiteit Brussel10, Tohoku Gakuin University11, University of New Hampshire12, Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry13, Universiti Sains Malaysia14, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center15, Central Luzon State University16, Indonesian Institute of Sciences17, Shandong University18, Nanyang Technological University19
TL;DR: Across the globe, mangrove species found primarily in the high intertidal and upstream estuarine zones are the most threatened because they are often the first cleared for development of aquaculture and agriculture.
Abstract: Mangrove species are uniquely adapted to tropical and subtropical coasts, and although relatively low in number of species, mangrove forests provide at least US $1.6 billion each year in ecosystem services and support coastal livelihoods worldwide. Globally, mangrove areas are declining rapidly as they are cleared for coastal development and aquaculture and logged for timber and fuel production. Little is known about the effects of mangrove area loss on individual mangrove species and local or regional populations. To address this gap, species-specific information on global distribution, population status, life history traits, and major threats were compiled for each of the 70 known species of mangroves. Each species' probability of extinction was assessed under the Categories and Criteria of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Eleven of the 70 mangrove species (16%) are at elevated threat of extinction. Particular areas of geographical concern include the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Central America, where as many as 40% of mangroves species present are threatened with extinction. Across the globe, mangrove species found primarily in the high intertidal and upstream estuarine zones, which often have specific freshwater requirements and patchy distributions, are the most threatened because they are often the first cleared for development of aquaculture and agriculture. The loss of mangrove species will have devastating economic and environmental consequences for coastal communities, especially in those areas with low mangrove diversity and high mangrove area or species loss. Several species at high risk of extinction may disappear well before the next decade if existing protective measures are not enforced.
1,108 citations
University of Wyoming1, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science2, University of Florida3, Oregon State University4, Australian Institute of Marine Science5, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center6, Portland State University7, University of Minnesota8, University of California, Santa Barbara9, University of New Orleans10
TL;DR: In this article, a survey of wave attenuation data from field studies of mangroves, salt marshes, seagrass beds, nearshore coral reefs, and sand dunes reveals that these relationships are rarely linear.
Abstract: A common assumption is that ecosystem services respond linearly to changes in habitat size. This assumption leads frequently to an "all or none" choice of either preserving coastal habitats or converting them to human use. However, our survey of wave attenuation data from field studies of mangroves, salt marshes, seagrass beds, nearshore coral reefs, and sand dunes reveals that these relationships are rarely linear. By incorporating nonlinear wave attenuation in estimating coastal protection values of mangroves in Thailand, we show that the optimal land use option may instead be the integration of development and conservation consistent with ecosystem-based management goals. This result suggests that reconciling competing demands on coastal habitats should not always result in stark preservation-versus-conversion choices.
937 citations
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science1, University of Wyoming2, University of Florida3, University of New Orleans4, Universidad Nacional del Sur5, Oregon State University6, Portland State University7, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center8, Wildlife Conservation Society9, University of Minnesota10, University of California, Santa Barbara11, James Cook University12
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the variability observed in wave attenuation provided by marshes, mangroves, seagrasses, and coral reefs and therefore also in coastal protection.
Abstract: Natural processes tend to vary over time and space, as well as between species. The ecosystem services these natural processes provide are therefore also highly variable. It is often assumed that ecosystem services are provided linearly (unvaryingly, at a steady rate), but natural processes are characterized by thresholds and limiting functions. In this paper, we describe the variability observed in wave attenuation provided by marshes, mangroves, seagrasses, and coral reefs and therefore also in coastal protection. We calculate the economic consequences of assuming coastal protection to be linear. We suggest that, in order to refine ecosystem-based management practices, it is essential that natural variability and cumulative effects be considered in the valuation of ecosystem services.
711 citations
TL;DR: There is growing research interest in the ethnobiology, socio-economics and management of mangrove forests as discussed by the authors, with harvesting efforts and impacts concentrated in stands that are closer to settlements and easiest to access (by land or by sea).
687 citations
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| Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viswanath Kiron | 50 | 186 | 8797 |
| Shuichi Satoh | 47 | 209 | 8012 |
| Jurgenne H. Primavera | 38 | 74 | 10570 |
| Koichi Okuzawa | 36 | 95 | 3710 |
| Kazuya Nagasawa | 27 | 317 | 3575 |
| Relicardo M. Coloso | 26 | 48 | 2292 |
| Emilia T. Quinitio | 25 | 65 | 1699 |
| Hiroshi Kohno | 25 | 120 | 2042 |
| Anicia Q. Hurtado | 23 | 60 | 1499 |
| Oseni M. Millamena | 23 | 38 | 1524 |
| Philippe Dhert | 21 | 30 | 1858 |
| Celia R. Lavilla-Pitogo | 21 | 43 | 1644 |
| Nora B. Caberoy | 20 | 40 | 1133 |
| Eleonor A. Tendencia | 18 | 28 | 971 |
| Yasuo Inui | 18 | 23 | 1473 |