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Assessment and management of Nile perch (lates niloticus L.) stocks in the Tanzanian waters of Lake Victoria (2002)
Thesis
Mkumbo, O. C. (2002). Assessment and management of Nile perch (lates niloticus L.) stocks in the Tanzanian waters of Lake Victoria. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218103

Lake Victoria contributes more than 60% of the total fish yield in each of the respective riparian countries, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Nile perch Lates niloticus contributed more than 60% to the total yield from the lake. Although accused of causi... Read More about Assessment and management of Nile perch (lates niloticus L.) stocks in the Tanzanian waters of Lake Victoria.

Fish-based assessment of ecological health of English lowland rivers (2001)
Thesis
Rahman, M. K. (2001). Fish-based assessment of ecological health of English lowland rivers. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217241

Riverine fisheries in England are under pressure from a variety of activities, including increasing intensification of land-use, urbanisation, rising demands for water abstraction, pollution, proliferation of exotic species, climate change and recrea... Read More about Fish-based assessment of ecological health of English lowland rivers.

The impact of cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo carbo and Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) on inland fisheries in the UK (1999)
Thesis
Britton, J. R. (1999). The impact of cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo carbo and Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) on inland fisheries in the UK. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214354

Cormorants are piscivorous birds with a daily food intake (DFI) of approximately 500 g. They are a protected species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. In the UK, the number of over-wintering, inland cormorants increased steadily between 19... Read More about The impact of cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo carbo and Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) on inland fisheries in the UK.

Ecology of the pelagic fish resources of Lake Tanganyika (1998)
Thesis
Mannini, P. (1998). Ecology of the pelagic fish resources of Lake Tanganyika. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212737

Most of the scientific knowledge on the pelagic fish (the clupeids Stolothrissa tanganicae and Limnothrissa miodon and the centropomid Lates stappersii) of Lake Tanganyika is from research carried out in localised areas. This makes it difficult to ex... Read More about Ecology of the pelagic fish resources of Lake Tanganyika.

Impacts of anthropogenic activities on the fisheries of the Don, Rother and Dearne catchments (1998)
Thesis
Amisah, S. (1998). Impacts of anthropogenic activities on the fisheries of the Don, Rother and Dearne catchments. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210534

Human uses and abuses of rivers have grown and diversified over the last few centuries with increasing urban development. With increasing population growth, there has been increasing demand for the use of rivers to satisfy a diverse range of human ne... Read More about Impacts of anthropogenic activities on the fisheries of the Don, Rother and Dearne catchments.

Aquaculture development in the Philippines (1997)
Thesis
Dieta, R. E. (1997). Aquaculture development in the Philippines. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211441

Philippine aquaculture is a dynamic industry and a fast growing sector of the economy. Tremendous progress in production and technology has been achieved during the past decade. However, the country is experiencing a fish production shortfall which t... Read More about Aquaculture development in the Philippines.

Inter-specific hybridization in the fish family Cyprinidae (1994)
Thesis
Pitts, C. S. (1994). Inter-specific hybridization in the fish family Cyprinidae. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211995

The breakdown of reproductive isolation leading to inter-specific hybridization is a widespread phenomenon amongst cyprinid fishes. There are seventeen cyprinid species occcurring in the British Isles, within five sub-families, giving rise to some te... Read More about Inter-specific hybridization in the fish family Cyprinidae.

Sea trout (Salmo trutta L.) : studies of the River Twyi, South Wales (1994)
Thesis
Evans, D. M. (1994). Sea trout (Salmo trutta L.) : studies of the River Twyi, South Wales. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209891

The biological characteristics of the adult sea trout stock in the River Tywi were examined between 1988 and 1992 by sampling catches from a temporary main-river trap, and the commercial seine, commercial coracle and recreational rod fisheries. Radio... Read More about Sea trout (Salmo trutta L.) : studies of the River Twyi, South Wales.