In situ measurement of dissolved inorganic carbon speciation in natural waters, pH, pC02, TA, & TC02, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 16-18, 2005: workshop proceedings

The Alliance for Coastal Technology (ACT) convened a workshop on the in situ measurement of dissolved inorganic carbon species in natural waters in Honolulu, Hawaii, on February 16, 17, and 18, 2005. The workshop was designed to summarize existing technologies for measuring the abundance and speciation of dissolved inorganic carbon and to make strategic recommendations for future development and application of these technologies to coastal research and management. The workshop was not focused on any specific technology, however, most of the attention of the workshop was on in situ pC02 sensors given their recent development and use on moorings for the measurement of global carbon fluxes. In addition, the problems and limitations arising from the long-term deployment of systems designed for the measurement of pH, total dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), and total alkalinity (TA) were discussed. Participants included researchers involved in carbon biogeochemistry, industry representatives, and coastal resource managers. The primary questions asked during the workshop were: I. What are the major impediments to transform presently used shipboard pC02 measurement systems for use on cost-eficient moorings? 2. What are the major technical hurdles for the in situ measurement of TA and DIC? 3. What specific information do we need to coordinate efforts for proof of concept' testing of existing and new technologies, inter-calibration of those technologies, better software development, and more precise knowledge quantzjjing the geochemistry of dissolved inoeanic carbon species in order to develop an observing system for dissolved inorganic carbon? Based on the discussion resulting from these three questions, the following statements were made: Statement No. 1 Cost-effective, self-contained technologies for making long-term, accurate measurements of the partial pressure of C02 gas in water already exist and at present are ready for deployment on moorings in coastal observing systems. Statement No. 2 Cost-effective, self-contained systems for the measurement of pH, TA, and DIC are still needed to both fully define the carbonate chemistry of coastal waters and the fluxes of carbon between major biogeochemical compartments (e.g., air-sea, shelf-slope, water column-sediment, etc.). (pdf contains 23 pages)

A livelihoods study of fishers and farmers in Quang Tri Province

This is the report of a livelihoods study team working together with villagers from two communes in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam: Ta Long Commune in Dakrong District and A Tuc Commune in Huong Hoa District. The study is based on information provided by members of the communes, who shared their knowledge and spoke about real problems they face with their livelihoods. This study was conducted from 10-22 October 2001. The team worked with key informants in two communes who volunteered to participate and represented the households in the village. (PDF contains 31 pages)

Anuario Estadistico de Pesca 1989

This document is in Spanish. Bajo esta concepción, con el presente Anuario se pretende poner al alcance de los interesados en el quehacer pesquero, la información estadística más relevante de lo acontecido durante 1989 en la pesca mexicana, complementándola con datos de series histó ricas del contexto internacional pesquero. El orden en que se presenta esta información, es el siguiente: En primer término, en el capítulo 1 se dan a conocer los resulta dos alcanzados en la fase primaria de la actividad, esto es, la producción proveniente de las capturas y de la acuacultura. Es conveniente precisar que los datos de producción consignados se refieren exclusivamente a la pesca que se realiza con fines comerciales. Con el fin de que la información sea accesible y de fácil consul ta para el usuario, los datos sobre producción se presentan en sus dimensiones más representativas, es decir, por principales especies, por tipo de consumo, por sectores participantes, y para darle una expresión territorial a los datos, se torna corno refereQ cia a las entidades federativas. En la parte final de este primer capítulo, se hace una separación de lo que es la producción proveniente de la acuacultura, información que también se presenta en las dimensiones arriba señaladas. El Capítulo II del Anuario contempla la información sobre el proceso de industrialización de la producción pesquera. Las variables consideradas hacen referencia a la materia prima procesada, producto terminado, principales procesos (congelado, enlatado, reducción y otros) y a la participación de las entidades federativas en esta fase de la actividad. Enseguida, en el Capítulo 111 se expresa la información relativa a la comercialización de los productos pesqueros, tanto la que se destina al mercado interno como a los mercados del exterior. Por ello, en esta parte del Anuario se presentan datos sobre consumos, disponibilidad, origen y destino de los productos, precios y Balanza Comercial Pesquera. En el Capítulo IV, para dar una idea sobre el acervo de los recursos aplicados a la actividad, se presenta información sobre los principales activos pesqueros, es decir, embarcaciones, infraestructura portuaria, centros acuícolas, planta industrial, financiamiento y sobre los recursos humanos de la pesca. Finalmente, en el Capítulo V, con el propósito de ubicar a nuestro país en el contexto mundial de la pesca, se publica información de carácter internacional, a partir de grandes agregados en materia de producción, industrialización, comercio internacional y consumos, principalmente. Catch statistics for Mexican waters 1989. (PDF has 111 pages.)

Comparison of two approaches for estimating natural mortality based on longevity

Vetter (1988) noted that her review of the estimation of the instantaneous natural mortality rate (M) was initiated by a discussion among colleagues that identified M as the single most impor ta nt but least well-estimated parameter in fishery models. A lthough much has been accomplished in the inter vening years, M remains one of the most difficult parameters to estimate in fishery stock assessments. A number of novel approaches using tagging and telemetry data provide promise for making reliable direct estimates of M for a given stock (Hearn et al., 1998 ; Frusher and Hoenig, 2001; Hightower et al., 2001; Latour et al., 2003; Pollock et al., 2004). However, such methods are often impracticable and fishery scientists must approximate M by using estimates made for other stocks of the same or similar species or by predicting M from features of the species’ life history (Beverton and Holt, 1959; Beverton, 1963; Alverson and Carney, 1975; Pauly, 1980; Hoenig, 1983; Peterson and Wroblewski, 1984; Roff, 1984; Gunderson and Dygert, 1988; Chen and Watanabe, 1989; Charnov, 1993; Jensen, 1996; Lorenzen, 1996).