The status of fisheries in the Republic of Maldives
The paper discusses the tuna fisheries in Maldives which dominates its fishing industry. Apart from a very strong domestic market, tuna is also the main export commodity of the country. Moreover, reef fisheries such as, sea cucumber, grouper, shark, and aquarium fishery industries, are also being discussed in the paper. Also presented in the paper are the fisheries management system, and the national development plan of Maldives for fisheries from 1997 to 1999.
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| Format: | book_section biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center
1997
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| Subjects: | Fisheries, Fishery development, Sustainable fishing, Marine fisheries, Pelagic fisheries, Tuna fisheries, Reef fisheries, Sea cucumber fisheries, Percoid fisheries, Finfish fisheries, Shark fisheries, Resource management, Fishery management, Fishery resources, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/40503 |
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