A personal perspective on literature searches in remote areas

The article is focused on the author's personal perspective on literature searches in remote areas. Topics covered are: literature searching; collection of key articles; catalog local fisheries library holdings; budgets; documentation of research results; and the author's thought for the future.

Meeting on BOBLME engagement in the International Indian Ocean Expedition 50th anniversary initiative (IIOE-2), Bangkok, Thailand, 17-18 March, 2015

Objectives included; a contribution to understanding large-scale processes affecting the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Project (BOBLME) and it's living resources; and to align with International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE-2) (2015-2020) which will extensively explore and study the Indian Ocean to improve understanding of the ocean and coupled climate processes.