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By: teveringham on October 20, 2007 - 11:02pm - Add new comment
This Soul is Thine
This soul within assuredly Is a gift of life from Thee to me To hold in trust. It is not mine. The soul I shelter Lord is Thine To walk in faith; to do Thy will To righteously life's task fulfill To keep Thy word and evil spurn Then prayerfully To Thee return
By: teveringham on December 13, 2007 - 7:49pm - Add new comment
I've retrieved,and slightly revised this verse I offered last year during the controversy over 'Happy Holidays' and 'Merry Christmas' Now with several national chains reestablishing the 'Merry Christmas' wish in their ads it appears they've decided most Americans want the traditional greeting retained. Yet the weakening cries of the 'offended' can still be heard this year in both print and electronic media. So once again I offer these hopefully comforting words
Merry Christmas!
I'll say it! I'll say it! I'll say it out loud.
By: teveringham on February 17, 2008 - 5:03am - Add new comment
Faith: As I see it
Faith's works may be slow and unseen at a glance And 'if answered ' some would insist as mere chance. Though a measure of Faith's helpful, it best be complete To overcome satan and his plots of evil defeat Faith cannot be bartered for Faith has no price, Nor compromised either just to justify vice Faith can help one who's struggling to ride out a storm A heart full of Faith is a heart kind and warm The loss of a loved one Faith helps us endure It can nourish the spirit.
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Anyone know an easy quick driving route from Rose Hill Rt. 278 to the Savannah veterans' clinic at 325 West Montgomery Crossroad? I was there once and it was one confusing drive. The place is really difficult to find.
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Go black and gold! Go black and gold! Let's show the world we're tough! We're bold! We do our best in every game We're proud to bear the Steeler's name. From North to South, from East to West Our loyal fans claim we're the best
( Chorus -Crowd shouts slogan in unison. 'Booms' indicate bass drum beats following shouted slogans)
Go STEELERS GO! Boom Boom Boom Go STEELERS GO! Boom Boom Boom GO STEELERS GO! Boom Boom Boom Yea!!!
Our uniforms are gold and black We'll hold the line. We'll make the sack We'll intercept pass after pass We'll hold you 'till you're out of gas We're glad you're pros. That's really great We like beating teams that are first rate
Go STEELERS GO ( 3X Shouted chorus)
The Steeler fans will cheer and howl They'll make you fear the terrible towel Why not give up before you start You're bound to have a broken heart We'll beat you fairly by the rules Because our men are super bulls
Go STEELERS GO! (3X Shouted chorus)
Question:s : These words fit any music you know? Are they even worthwhile?
By: teveringham on January 4, 2006 - 1:18am - Add new comment
They are alive! Somehow I feel we all have taken part in a miracle along with millions of others. It takes a lot of raindrops to make a storm.
By: teveringham on January 18, 2006 - 10:55am - Add new comment
To be honest with you, I often cross party lines and vote for individuals who in my opinion most closely reflect American ideals There're good and bad on both sides - trite but true. I've noticed that 'both' are more frequently using the adjective 'clearly' to support a certain point of view while twisting it to create confusion. I had a neighbor years ago who would often brag about how she was taught never to tell a lie. I knew to prepare myself for the inevitable lie that was to follow. It was so predictable it was humorous.
By: teveringham on March 13, 2007 - 3:11pm - Add new comment
After a few years of not listening to my wife telling me I need a hearing aid, I'm beginning to think she might have a point. Sorry men! LOL At any rate, although I'll fight it to the end, I guess I had better at least 'think' about it. "IF' I do start considering one I wouldn't know the first thing about choosing a really good one - for both quality and price. So I am asking anyone who might be able to offer some good advice based on their own or family member experience whether they'd be kind enough to aid me in how and what to select? Thank you.
By: teveringham on June 1, 2007 - 6:29am - Add new comment
A year long perfect record...KERPUT!
For more than a year the BT has without fail been delivered each day in my papertube - an outstanding and enviable record. That is.... until this week when there was no paper at all a few days ago and this morning again.. I live in Rose Hill. Are you changing delivery personnel; did you run out of papers; or is the BT 'going down the tube'? Pardon the pun. Couldn't help myself. :>}
P.S. I miss you
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Remembering Father
You gave me life. You care for me I sure am glad we're family You help me know the wrong from right You' stand beside me day and night And when I hurt as I often do You're always there to help me through Though you chatise me for pride or greed Your ' love' supplies all things I need You've surely worthy of my praise I've been such a problem child to raise I really love and honor you. For bearing all I put you through You bless me, Father, every day By remaining just a call away.

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After a visit to the zoo one morning, we were looking for lunch before heading back to work (tough life we live, huh?). We planned to try the Afghan Grill on the corner of Calvert and Connecticut, but they were not open at 11:30 despite their sign stating their opening time was 11:00 daily; the lone guy sweeping the floor said he had no idea when the other workers would show up... nice.
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Exploitation of reef resources in the Maldives has become an important component of the country's fisheries sector. Two forms of reef fish fisheries are recognised: the general reef fish fisheries, targeting at a large number of different commercial species; and grouper fishery, targeting at commercial grouper species. Both of these fisheries are expanding today.
The developing new fisheries pose two main threats: over exploitation of resources and conflicts among resource users. To address the consequences of fisheries diversification, intensification, and interactions with other resource users, fisheries management has become a necessity.
The total annual yield of all commercially valuable reef fish from the Maldives has been estimated at roughly 30,000t ± 13,000t. The estimated fish catch was 14,000t in 1994. The reef fish resources, therefore, seemed to be underfished. The maximum sustainable yield of grouper has been estimated at 1,800t/year.
To come up with recommendations for developing and managing reef fish fisheries, the available qualitative and quantitative information has been analysed in the present scenario of expanding reef fish fisheries, and increasing competition for the reef resources among different interest groups. For the general reef fish fisheries, it has been recommended to inform Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture when starting new commercial fisheries, increase awareness of fishermen on the environment, identify the allowable gear for reef fishing, enforce the existing rules and regulations, and review the customary management laws. For the grouper fishery it has been recommended to impose a minimum commercial size limit of 12 inches and 16 inches for the medium and large size groups offish, maintain the fishery below the maximum sustainable yield, keep some areas temporarily closed and open for fishing, and do experimental aquaculture of groupers. Improving the collection of statistics is a common recommendation for both fisheries.
Exploitation of marine resources has intensified in the Maldives in the last ten years. Tuna still being the dominant fishery, other existing fisheries have increased in scale and new ones have started. In addition to fish, other reef organisms are also being commercially exploited. Reef fish fishery, which remained subsistence for a long time, has now developed to a commercial scale. A recent development is fishing for some species of grouper to export them live or fresh.
Today, marine resources are being shared by two important economic sectors, fisheries and tourism. The investment of private sector on small scale fisheries is increasing, particularly on the exploitation of reef fish. These small scale fisheries, which are supplementary to tuna fishery, have considerable social and economic benefits. These activities provide additional employment for the fishermen during tuna fishing off-season or when tuna fishing is poor. If the supplementary opportunities are not there, fishermen have to look for non-fishery employment during such times, often at heavily populated Malé. As the exploitation of reef resources is expanding both in terms of variety and quantity, reef-based tourism is also developing bringing a considerable amount of foreign currency into the country. Diving, snorkeling and fishing on reefs have become major tourist attractions. Thus fisheries and tourism - the two most important economic sectors - have to make compromises for their development.
The developing new fisheries pose two main threats: over-exploitation of resources and conflicts among resource users. Coral reef habitats in the Maldives are rich in variety, but poor in abundance of individual species - a characteristic common to many tropical habitats. Hence a commercial fishery wholly based on the natural stocks will soon be under the threat of over- exploitation, if the fishery is not being properly managed. Poor management also leads to conflicts among different interest groups or economic sectors sharing the common resources. Tourists do not like fishing from dive sites. On the other hand, fishermen believe that diving is a problem for baitfishery as baitfish get scared and scattered because of divers. Fishermen also hold the belief that removing groupers from reefs has negative impact on the baitfishery. As in the fisheries sector, within the tourism sector also there are antogonistic interest groups - such as divers and night fishing tourists.
To address the consequences of fisheries diversification, intensification and interactions with the tourism sector, fisheries, management has become a necessity. Fisheries management calls for collaborative efforts on the part of policymakers, researchers, administrators and island communities. In formulating management strategies, consideration has to be given to the fact that fisheries management involves imposing some form of restriction or the other on the age-old free access to resources, dealing with antagonistic interest groups, causing a possible imbalance to the livelihood of the people. The aim of this paper is to analyse the status of reef fish fisheries and suggest recommendations to develop and manage them.
To come up with recommendations for developing and managing reef fish fisheries, the available qualitative and quantitative information has been analysed in the present scenario of widening reef fish fisheries, and increasing competition for the reef resources among different interest groups.
The source of fisheries catch statistics was the Economic Planning and Co-ordination Unit of Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture, MOFA (1995)
Total stock assessment of reef fish presented in this paper was done following an exploratory fishing survey carried out in the Maldives in two phases: phase I, during 1987-1988 (Van der Knaap et al., 1991); phase II, during 1989-1991 (Anderson et al., 1992). The stock figures given for groupers were calculated by Shakeel (1994), based on the results of the exploratory survey.
The maturity lengths of groupers were established assuming that a fish gerally spawns for the first time at half the maximum length it attains (Maicev et al., 1981). The maximum total lengths of groupers as reported by Heemstra and Randall, (1993) were used to estimate the theoretical maturity lengths. The theoretical maturity lengths of grouper species were compared with the actual lengths of the smallest matured individuals (Female, maturity stage3) caught during the exploratory fishing survey (Table 4). The length at maturity was assumed as minimum size that can be caught in commercial fishing as this size will allow the fish to gain considerable biomass and spawn at least once in its life. Groupers recorded from Maldives were categorized into small, medium, large and extra-large size groups; and for each group, the average maturity length was calculate to suggest it as the minimum commercial size for the group members. When grouped like this, all commercial and few non-commercial species fell into the medium and large size groups.
Fishermen will be able to distinguish the members of one commercial group from those of the other, making clear distinction between the two groups. Having minimum number of groups easily distinguishable commercial groups is an important condition if a size-limited fishery is to be practically carried out.
3.1 General Reef Fishery
For Maldivian fishermen, reef fishing often means fishing for any fish other than tuna. This traditional definition of reef fishing arose as a result of the ever dominating nature of the tuna fishery. Tuna has always been the major export product, and once it was the only major source of income generation through out the country. Therefore, tuna catch was reserved for sale as Maldives fish, and other fish were used for family consumption. Thus, based on the way the end products were used, two major fisheries were recognised: fishing for tuna for export and fishing for other fish for domestic non-commercial consumption. As the bulk of domestic consumption constituted mainly reef, fishing for domestic consumption and fish caught in this fishery began to be called reef fishing and reef fish respectively, although the catch of the fishery contained offshore fish and inshore pelagic fish. When an oceanic species, for example dolfinfish, is referred to as a reef fish, the meaning is not that it lives in the reef habitat, but that it belongs to the domestic consumption category.
This definition of reef fishery is getting outdated now as the traditional reef fish category is gaining equal importance as tuna. Early reef fish statistics was grouped into tuna and reef fish categories based on the traditional definition of reef fish. Although presently some large pelagic fish have been removed from the category that is generally assumed as reef fish, the category is still a mixture of demersal reef fish and non-reef fish species. Please note that in this paper also the mixed group has been referred to as reef fish
Commercial reef fishing is often carried out using handline from mechanised and sailing vadudhonis, mechanised masdhonis, and sometimes bokkuras with or without outboard engines. Longlining for reef fish is rare. Fishermen sell their catch to the island families, tourist resorts or salt and dry the catch to sell to exporters. The catch consists mainly of snappers (Luthjanidae), emperors (Lethrinidae), groupers (Serranidae), jacks (Carangidae), and reef sharks. Reef fishing is done in all the atolls, but fishing is more widely carried out in atolls where tuna fishing is poor. In tuna fishing atolls, reef fishing serves as a secondary activity.
Until recently Maldives carried out reef fisheries on a very small scale. The establishment of convenient international sea and air transport connections between Maldives and other parts of the world, and development of tourism led to the widening of reef fish exploitation. From the 1970s there has been a significant increase in reef fish catch to cater to the local tourism industry and export markets. Reef fish catch in the period 1987-1994 also shows an overall increasing trend (Fig. 1). Reef fish catch is mainly exported in salted dried form, irrespective of species.
Fig. 1 Total reef fish catch 1987-1994.
But today, in addition to the salted and dried form, reef fish are also exported chilled and frozen. Unlike earlier practice, fisheries are now targeted at particular species; for example the grouper fishery. Fishing for high valued species and the discrimination between high-valued and low valued methods of processing is a step forward towards rational exploitation of reef fish resources.
3.2 Grouper Fisheries
Groupers are popular marine food fish of high market value in many parts of the world including Kuwait, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, China and Mexico. Their habitats are coral reefs and stony environments. Because of their voracious feeding habits and shallow habitats, these fish are easy targets for small-scale fishermen.
Groupers have also been farmed in the coastal waters of tropics and subtropics for a long time.
About 40 species of grouper of the subfamily Epinephelinae has been recorded from Maldivian waters (Randall and Anderson, 1993) and a few are currently being exported.
At first grouper fishing was concentrated in central atolls-Alifu, Vaavu and Meemu. The fishery has now spread to all over the country. Fishing is carried out in all types of fishing boats: rowing boats (bokkura), sailing or mechanised trolling boats (vadudhonis), and mechanised pole-and-line fishing boats (masdhonis). Two to three people go fishing in a Bokkura, 3-4 in vadudhoni, and 4-8 in masdhoni. The usual fishing grounds are island reefs, ring reefs and patch reefs. Handlines, the most widely used gear for reef fishing in the Maldives, are also used to fish groupers. Handlines are normally baited with livebait, particularly Gold band fusilier (Mas Muguran), Pterocaesio chrysozona. Though less preferable than livebait, cut pieces of tuna and big eye scad (Mushimas), Selar crumenophthalmas, are also used as bait. Daily catches of a sailing vadudhoni and a mechanised masdhoni range 50-80 and 100-170 fish respectively.
The grouper catch is kept alive in dhoni holds. Large tuna-fishing masdhoni hold groupers in the same manner as livebait holding. To maintain constant circulation of good quality water, seawater is allowed to enter through the inlet openings at the bottom of the vessel and water is bailed out by a petrol pump. Smaller vessels, vadudhoni and bokkura, circulate seawater in the same way as tuna fishing vessels. The main difference is that in this case, instead of using a mechanical pump, a hand pump or bailer is used to discharge water.
During the fish holding operation, which lasts from the moment of catch till transfer to cages (about 5-10 hours), the mortality constitutes about 5-20% of the catch. The groupers caught by the fishermen are sold live to exporters or their agents. These fish are stocked in cages for later live or chilled export. The estimated export of grouper in 1995 was about 1000t. (Fig. 2)
Fig. 2 Export of groupers
4.1 Total Reef fish Stocks
To have an understanding of reef fish resources, a two phased exploratory fishing survey was carried out during the periods 1987-1988 and 1989-1991 (Van der Knaap et al 1991; Anderson et al 1992). North Malé Atoll was the target of the first phase, and Shaviyani, Alifu and Laamu were the targets of the second phase. Fishing was carried out from a modified 'second generation' dhoni, using mainly handlines and longlines. In each target atoll, the following major habitats were surveyed:
- the atoll basins;
- the shallow reefs inside and outside the atolls; and
- the deep reef slope outside the atolls (50-210m)
Using catch data from longline, Anderson et al (1991) calculated the standing stocks for atoll basins and deep reef slopes. The standing stock figures were then converted into potential maximum sustainable yields using Gulland's formula. The maximum sustainable yield for shallow reef habitats was calculated by applying reef fish yields from coral reef areas in other countries to the Maldivian reef situation (Table 1).
Table 1. Estimated reef fish stocks and sustainable yields in the major habitats surveyed (Anderson et al., 1992)
Habitat |
Stock size |
MSY (t/yr) |
Atoll basins |
1600,000 ± 80,000 |
24,000 ± 11,000 |
Shallow reef areas |
? |
5,250 ± 1,750 |
Deep reef slopes |
5,800 ± 2,500 |
500 ± 100 |
Total |
>200,000 ± 100,00 |
30,000 ± 13,00 |
The total annual yield of all commercially valuable reef fish from the Maldives has been estimated by Anderson et al. (1992) at roughly 30 000t ± 13 000 t. Catches of demersal reef fish in 1991 were estimated to be less than 5, 000 t per year. The reef fish resources, therefore, seemed to be underfished. However, it should be emphasised that this estimate is rather crude, so due caution should be exercised in using it.
4.2 Grouper Stocks
Based on the total reef fish and grouper catch in the exploratory survey and using similar methods as employed by Anderson at al. (1992) to calculate maximum sustainable yield of reef fish, Shakeel (1994) did stock assessment of groupers. The maximum sustainable yields of grouper for the three major habitats are given below in Table 2. The total yield is broken down in proportion to reef areas of atolls, and shown in Table 3.
Table 2. Estimated sustainable yields of grouper
Habitat composition |
MSY (t/yr) |
Percentage of grouper in the survey catch |
Atoll basins |
810 ± 370 |
15.80 |
Shallow reef areas |
960 ± 320 |
4.15 |
Deep reef slopes |
60 ± 15 |
17.91 |
Total MSY |
1800 ± 700 |
7.95 |
It should be emphasised that as total sustainable yields of reef fish, these figures are somewhat crude and serve only as guidelines. Hence due caution should be exercised whenever they are used.
Until recently Maldives has been commercially exploiting mainly pelagic fish that have no or little association with the reef, particularly tuna. In the past, reef resource exploitation was carried out on a small scale, and mainly on a subsistence basis. Therefore, the exploitation of reef resources posed no significant threat to the fisheries or the environment. Today the resources are being more intensively exploited for commercial purposes. Coral mining, one of the most ancient forms of exploiting reef resources, has expanded to meet the increasing demand for corals in the construction industry. The existing reef fisheries have also expanded to cater to both the local tourist and export markets. While the multi-species reef fisheries continue to expand, export-oriented species-specific fisheries, such as the grouper fishery, have started to gain importance. The increased commercial exploitation of reef resources have resulted in two major threats: conflicts among resource users and over-exploitation of resources.
Tourism sometimes finds itself in conflicting situations with itself and the fisheries sector. Tourism has created a huge domestic market for reef fish. Tourists prefer reef fish, while the majority of local people prefer tuna. "Dive-tourists" love to see the fishes freely roaming in the water, without hooks or lines projecting from their mouths. Night fishing tourists would like to celebrate their successful fishing excursion with barbecues. "Dive-tourists" complain about groupers, aquarium fish and reef sharks being caught from popular dive sites. On the other hand fishermen complain that they are disturbed by divers during reef fishing or baitfishing.
Although the reef fish resources seem in general to be underfished, some fish species (for example groupers), and other organisms (such as sea cucumbers), are under the threat of overexploitation. The grouper fishery, which started in the central atolls, has now spread to all over the country. This fishery has already started to show signs of overfishing: relatively poor catch, higher price offers, and quick shifting of fishing operations from one atoll to the other. The estimated export of grouper in 1995 was about 1 000t. Assuming that there was a mortality rate of 20% both during fish holding in dhonis and cages, an export figure of 1000t represents a total catch of 1600t in 1995. Taking into account the crude nature of the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) of 1800t/year and the requirement that this yield should be tapped from all over the country, it can be concluded the fishery reached MSY in 1995. Up to 1995 the fishery was mainly in the central atolls. This region must have experienced a very high fishing pressure, and it now urgently requires a crop rest. Therefore it is advisable to close these atolls for at least one year and impose a minimum size restriction on the fishery.
One reason for fast stock depletion of reef resources is the small stock size of individual species. Coral reef environments are generally rich in variety, but poor in abundance of individual species. Therefore, with its small abundance, a particular species or genus cannot support an unmanaged commercial fishery The giant clam and sea cucumber fishery have shown us this reality.
Table 3. Breakdown of potential yields from the three zones
A. Northern atolls |
Geographical atoll |
Shallow reef area |
Atoll basin |
Deep reef slope |
Area (km) |
Potential yield (t/yr) |
Area (km) |
Potential yield (t/yr) |
Area (km) |
Potential yield (t/yr) |
Ihavandippolhu |
55 |
14 |
220 |
10 |
70 |
1.5 |
Thila-Miladhunmadulu |
370 |
97 |
3510 |
163 |
410 |
9.07 |
Makunudhoo |
50 |
13 |
75 |
3 |
70 |
1.54 |
Alifushi |
3 |
0.79 |
- |
- |
10 |
0.22 |
N. Maalhosmadulu |
180 |
47 |
1000 |
46 |
170 |
3.76 |
C. Maalhosmadulu |
26 |
7 |
115 |
5 |
60 |
1.33 |
S. Maalhosmadulu |
175 |
46 |
770 |
36 |
130 |
2.88 |
Faadippolhu |
90 |
24 |
600 |
28 |
120 |
4.65 |
Goidhoo |
40 |
11 |
65 |
3 |
45 |
1 |
Total |
989 |
260 |
6355 |
294 |
1085 |
25.95 |
B. Central atolls |
Kaashidhoo |
5 |
1 |
- |
- |
15 |
0.32 |
Gaafaru |
20 |
4 |
65 |
2 |
40 |
0.87 |
N. Malé |
270 |
60 |
1250 |
40 |
170 |
3.71 |
S. Malé |
120 |
27 |
430 |
14 |
100 |
2.19 |
Thoddu |
2 |
0.44 |
- |
- |
10 |
0.22 |
Rasdhoo |
19 |
4 |
40 |
1 |
30 |
0.66 |
Ari |
385 |
117 |
1880 |
289 |
220 |
5 |
Felidhoo |
290 |
64 |
810 |
25 |
170 |
3.72 |
Wattaru |
24 |
5 |
25 |
0.79 |
30 |
0.66 |
Mulaku |
213 |
47 |
745 |
23 |
140 |
3.06 |
N. Nilandhe |
188 |
42 |
420 |
13 |
100 |
2.19 |
S. Nilandhe |
175 |
39 |
540 |
17 |
110 |
2.4 |
Total |
1711 |
410.44 |
6205 |
424.79 |
1135 |
25 |
A. Northern atolls |
Kolhumadulu |
220 |
32 |
1450 |
1 |
160 |
3.3 |
Haddunmathi |
180 |
27 |
680 |
3 |
130 |
2.68 |
Huvadhoo |
365 |
54 |
2900 |
14 |
260 |
5.37 |
Foa-Mulaku |
5 |
0.74 |
- |
- |
20 |
0.41 |
Addu |
50 |
7 |
95 |
0.44 |
60 |
1.24 |
Total |
820 |
120.74 |
5125 |
24.44 |
630 |
13 |
Table 4. Minimum maturity lengths of commercially important grouper species.
A. Medium size groupers
Species |
Max total length reported in literature, cm |
Max total length caught during exploratory fishing survey, cm |
Min total length of matured fish caught during exploratory fishing survey, cm |
Theoretical maturity length, cm |
Aethaloperca rogaa (Forsskal, 1775) |
60 |
43 |
28 |
30 |
Anyperodon lencogrammicus (Valenciennes, 1828) |
52 |
44 |
26 |
26 |
Cephalopholis argus Bloch and Schneider, 1801 |
55 |
36 |
27 |
27.5 |
Cephalopholis miniata (Forsskal, 1775) |
40 |
37 |
23 |
20 |
Cephalopholis sexmaculala (Ruppel, 1830) |
48 |
24 |
Cephalopholis sonnerati (Valenciennes, 1828) |
57 |
53 |
32 |
28.5 |
Epinephelus areolatus (Forsskal, 1775) |
40 |
42 |
25 |
20 |
Epinephelus caeruleopunctatus (Bloch, 1790) |
59 |
29.5 |
Epinephelus chlorostigma (Valenciennes, 1828) |
75 |
37.5 |
Epinephelus fasciatus (Forsskal, 1775) |
40 |
20 |
Epinephelus longispinis (Kner, 1864) |
54* |
27 |
Epinephelus ongus (Bloch, 1790) |
31 |
15.5 |
Epinephelus spilotoceps Schultz, 1953 |
31 |
46 |
23 |
15.5 |
Epinephelus macrospilos (Bleeker, 1855) |
50* |
25 |
Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz, 1953 |
33 |
16.5 |
Epinephelus miliaris (Valenciennes, 1830) |
53 |
54 |
35 |
26.5 |
Epinephelus morrhua (Valenciennes, 1833) |
73 |
36.5 |
Epinephelus octofasciatus (Griffin, 1926) |
80 |
40 |
Epinephelus poecilonotus (Temminck and Schlegel, 1842) |
63 |
31.5 |
Epinephelus retouti Bleeker, 1868 |
50 |
25 |
Epinephelus tauvina (Forsskal, 1775) |
75 |
37.5 |
Gracila albomarginata (Fowler and Bean, 1930) |
38 |
19 |
Mean |
52.65 |
44.375 |
27.375 |
26.295 |
Standard deviation |
15.277 |
6.566 |
4.240 |
7.273 |
*Total length calculated based on actual standard length
B. Large size group
Species |
Max total length reported in literature, cm |
Max total length caught during exploratory fishing survey, cm |
Min total length of matured fish caught during exploratory fishing survey, cm |
Theoretical maturity length, cm |
Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (Forsskal, 1775) |
95 |
47.5 |
Epinephalus polyphekadion (Bleeker, 1849) |
75 |
58 |
39 |
37.5 |
Epinephelus flavocaeruleus (Lacepede, 1802) |
80 |
40 |
Epinephelus multinotatus (Peters, 1876) |
100 |
50 |
Plectropomus areolalus (Ruppell, 1830) |
68* |
60 |
39 |
34 |
Plectropomus laevis (Lacepede, 1801) |
125 |
82 |
62 |
62.5 |
Plectropomus pessuliferus pessuliferus (Fowler, 1904) |
63 |
59 |
37 |
31.5 |
Variola albimarginata Baissac, 1952 |
47 |
38 |
22 |
23.5 |
Variola louti (Forsskal, 1775) |
81 |
58 |
41 |
40.5 |
Mean |
83.25 |
59.166 |
40 |
40.777 |
Standard deviation |
23.813 |
13.948 |
12.806 |
11.423 |
*Total length calculated based on actual standard length
C. Small size group
Species |
Max total length reported in literature, cm |
Max total length caught during exploratory fishing survey, cm |
Min total length of matured fish caught during exploratory fishing survey, cm |
Theoretical maturity length, cm |
Cephalopholis aurantia (Valenciennes, 1828) |
30 |
15 |
Cephalopholis boenak (Bloch 1790) |
26 |
13 |
Cephalopholis leopardus (Lacepede, 1802) |
20 |
10 |
Cephalopholis spiloparaea (Valenciennes, 1828) |
22 |
11 |
Cephalopholis urodeta (Forster, 1801) |
28 |
14 |
Epinephelus merra Bloch, 1793 |
32 |
16 |
Mean |
26.33 |
13.17 |
Standard deviation |
4.63 |
2.32 |
D. Extra large size group
Species |
Max total length reported in literature, cm |
Max total length caught during exploratory fishing survey, cm |
Min total length of matured fish caught during exploratory fishing survey, cm |
Theoretical maturity length, cm |
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The peculiar characteristic of the Maldivian environment - rich variety and poor abundance - should be considered when developing reef fisheries. If reef resource exploitation is allowed to continue unmanaged, it will adversely affect fisheries and tourism. These sectors provide more than 70% of total government revenue, create a large number of jobs in the central and outer atolls, and attract foreign investments. Therefore, the reef resources need to be urgently managed so that reef fisheries develop in parallel with the tourism sector. In its development, the tourism sector has also to take into account the traditional dependency of the country on fisheries and other living marine resources. This is easier said than done.
The fisheries sector and intersectoral co-development is complicated by a number of issues, including insufficient resource knowledge, insufficient trained manpower, lack of specific statistics, lack of integrated management approaches, introduction of even short term management measures without causing an imbalance to the livelihood of the people, and the involvement of diverse interest groups.
Resource use conflicts and stock depletion problems are totally new to Maldivian fishermen, who have been fishing freely all over the country throughout their life. They need time and guidance to get used to today's changing situation.
6.1 General Reef Fish Fishery
6.1.1. Informing MOFA When Starting New Commercial Fisheries
At the present level of exploitation, there is still room to expand the traditional multi-species reef fishery. As this fishery is found all over the country and involves many species, the chances of localised overfishing of any one species are very small. On the other hand when a fishery targets a single species, it is possible to overfish the species quickly in the locality where the fishery has first started, as a new fishery tend to remain in its place of origin until it has become acceptable in other parts of the country. For this reason it is important that MOFA be informed when starting a new commercial fishery, particularly a single-species fishery. When MOFA have this information at the very beginning of the fishery, the Ministry can get ready to take management measures at the appropriate time. Under the present system of open fishing access to Maldivian nationals in the country's territorial waters, MOFA often gets to know about new fisheries at a very late stage. Often by that time urgent management measures are already required. For example, take the giant clam, and Napoleon Wrasse fisheries. Informing MOFA and getting the Ministry's consent about new commercial fisheries can be made a prerequisite to starting new fisheries. However, MOFA should see that this prerequisite does not discourage the starting of new fisheries and make clear to all parties that they start new fisheries at their own risk.
6.1.2 Improving Reef Fish Catch and Effort Data Collection
In the present system of catch and effort data collection, reef fish enters into the category "Fish other than tuna". If reef fish catch is required an estimate has to be made based on the data for the "other fish category". When we give high priority to reef fish stock assessment, we also should obtain reliable catch figures for reef fish to compare with the stock figures. Therefore, it is recommended to collect reef fish statistics separately so that we know the contribution of reefs to fisheries with some accuracy. This information is important to fisheries management and to decision-making such as allocating a particular reef in a region for diving or fishing.
6.1.3 Increasing Awareness
Reef fishing, or the exploitation of other forms of reef resources, involves some or other by-catch, or environmental damage. This by-catch and damages may be in the forms of undersized fish, giant clams removed with mined corals, or broken corals during baitfishing and lobster fishing. The undersized fish and clams can still survive and later contribute to fisheries if they are put back in the sea. To make the fishermen respect marine life and reduce the by-catch and environmental damage, it is necessary to increase fishermen's awareness.
6.1.4 Gear Restriction
It has been shown that handline is the most effective gear for reef fishing in Maldives. Traps, which offer the advantage of little damage to fish, break a considerable amount of corals during their operation. If a trap is lost, it will continue to deplete the resources by "ghost fishing". When developing and managing reef fisheries, MOFA should decide on the gear that are to be allowed for reef fishing.
6.1.5 Enforcing Regulations on Protected Dive sites
All fisheries activities except baitfishing with traditional methods have been prohibited in the protected dive sites. However, the enforcement of this and other rules still remains a problem. An effective mechanism of enforcement will bring about better harmony between the fisheries and tourism sectors.
6.1.6 Improved Co-ordination and Co-operation
Improved co-ordination and co-operation among government Ministries, and between the Ministries and private sector, are required to address challenging issues of fisheries development, and the management needs of today.
6.2.2 Open and Closed Atolls and Regions; Totally Open and Closed Periods
For effective management of grouper fishery, the northern and southern atolls from Malé can be opened and closed on an alternating basis; when one region is open for fishing the other region can be closed for fishing at least for one year. During this crop-resting period, groupers will grow and reproduce, with only a small fishing pressure caused by general reef fishing.
Grouper fishing should also be restricted in atolls of the open region, based on their estimated sustainable yields. When fishing in an atoll has reached these figures, the atoll may be closed for grouper-targeted fishing for at least one year. This measure is aimed at preventing localised overfishing. If all the atolls in the open region have been simultaneously overfished, the open region also has to be closed. By this time if the previously closed region has not been opened, the whole country will remain closed for grouper fishing.
Another alternative of the open and closed measures is to close the whole country for grouper fishing for a definite period and reopen later, to be closed again in due time.
As the opening and closing of an area depend on the intensity of fishing, fishermen themselves can regulate the duration of the open and closed periods and the frequency of closing and opening by adjusting the fishing intensity.
6.2.4 Size Restriction
For commercial use, the removal of groupers less than the average maturity length of 12 inches from the medium size group and 16 inches from the large size group (Table 4) can be prohibited. The small and extra-large size groups contain no commercial species either because of small size or rarity. Catching a fish larger than 12 inches from the small size group will do no harm as me members of this group will get matured at the lenth of 6 inches. The extra-large group contains one very rare species that is not caught in commercial fishery. These two size restriction measures are expected to catch 80% of commercial and potentially commercial grouper species after spawning at least once in their life.
6.2.5 Aquaculture
Grouper aquaculture should be experimented with as a long term measure for increasing grouper production and as a tool for the management of the grouper fishery. The Marine Research Section of MOFA has already initiated such experiments.
Anderson, R.C., Waheed Z., Rasheed M., and Arif A. 1992. Reef Fish Resources Survey in the Maldives - Phase II. Madras, India; Bay of Bengal Programme; 54pp.
Heemstra, P. C. and Randall, J. E. 1993 FAO species catalogue Vol. 16. Groupers of the world (Family Serranidae, Subfamily Epinephelinae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the grouper, rockcod, hind, coral grouper and lyretail species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis. No. 125. Vol. 16. Rome, FAO. 382pp., 522 fig., 31 colour plates.
Maicev, P. A., Azizova, N. A. and Kuranova, 1.1. 1981 Ichthyologia Moscow, U.S.S.R. Lihkaya yi Pisevaya Promislennosth. 383pp.
Randall, J. E. and Anderson, R. C. 1993. An annotated cheklist of the epipelagic and shore fishes of the Maldives Islands. Ichthyological Bulletin of J. L. B. Smith Institution of Ichthyology, No. 59,47pp., 8 plates.
MOFA. 1995. Fisheries Statistics 1990-1994, Economic Planning and Co-ordination Section, Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture, Malé, Republic Of Maldives.
Shakeel, H. 1994. Study of grouper fishery and live grouper holding operations in the Maldives. Inshore Fisheries Research Unit, Marine Research Section, Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture, Malé, Maldives.
Van Der Knaap, M., Waheed, Z., Shareef, H., Rasheed, M. 1191. Reef Fish Resources Survey in the Maldives. Madras, India; Bay of Bengal Programme; 61pp.


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... and I feel this is true to some extent; however, if you look at the key gains and losses, it appears to be overwhelmingly in the Pats favor. I am glad we're not number one ... this always seems to bode well for the Pats chances. http://www.profootballtalk.com/2007PreseasonPowerRankings.htm
"Hall of Fame defensive end Richard Seymour"... a little premature when the guy's only in his mid-20s, no? And does that make Ty Warren, the better player, an All-Universe defensive end?
Ron Woodson and Jamie Dukes listed their top five AFC teams on NFL Total Access tonight: 1. Pats 2. Chargers 3. Ravens 4. Colts 5. Cincy - Dukes 5. Jets - Woodson
It is what it is, one man's opinion.. otoh great bulletin board material... still seems as though the commentators do not truly understand this franchise. Still think they all minimize the losses that Indy has experienced... loosing a left tackle and expecting a rookie to do the job is a very high expectation.
not working. oh well. no big deal. Colts ahead of Pats is silly. Chargers I could buy. But the Colts have lost some and the Pats have gained some.
Colts #1????? I know they are the current champs and all but how do the pundits continue to overlook all the loses and say it'll be ok because their back ups are better than last years starters? I completely agree that the Pats are #2 currently on paper, only slightly behind the Chargers though.....
Just be thankful for pundits who can think without reasoning. I would MUCH RATHER not be anointed beforehand. Anyhoo ... to be the best, ya gotta beat the best.
As has been said before " They're the champs until you beat the champs to become the champs". I have no problem with the current champ being rated higher then us. It gives us a goal to focus on again.


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Coyle the latest casualty.
It has been a bad weekend for Championship managers after Owen Coyle became the third to be axed in the space of just 72 hours.
Following the sacking of David Flitcroft at Oakwell on Saturday evening and Dave Jones at Sheffield Wednesday yesterday, Coyle was ditched by Wigan late last night following a 3-1 home defeat to Derby.
The 47-year-old former Burnley and Bolton boss was only appointed in the summer following Roberto Martinez's departure to Everton and his reign started with a fine 4-0 win at Barnsley on the season's opening day.
However he has won just five more league matches and the reverse to the Rams yesterday was their third in a row in all competitions, leaving them 14th in the table, six points off the play-offs.
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Looking for help wiring STC-1000 directly into the fridge? Looking for some input before I start cutting wires. Attached is the wiring diagram for the fridge. I'm only using one stage so pins 5 & 6 will be empty. 3 & 4 are my sensor. Will my controller be hooked up correctly if I take the wires labeled (smooth black) as my hot wire and connect to pins 1 & 7 (black white) as my neutral wire and connect to pin 2 (brown) as my compressor wire and connect to pin 8 Any input would be great. Not very good at reading these diagrams
If brown is the hot wire for the compressor then you would be correct. Just make sure you wire the neutral wires together and don't forget the green wire for your ground.
raouliii has it right. Depending on where you want to put the controller (inside or outside) and where you have access to the wires, there are a variety of different wires that can make this work. The easiest may be to mount it externally and make connections underneath. In that case, you would need this: Black from the incoming power cord connected to #1 & #7 White from the incoming power cord connected to #2 Smooth Black at the compressor or junction block connected to #8 (note - don't cut the wire, splice into it so that applying power to this wire will still get power to the fan switch) Finally, at the factory temp control, depending on its range, you may be able to turn the dial all the way to hot to keep it from turning on the compressor. Or, you may have to disconnect at least one set of the wires from it. If you disconnect wires, make sure you keep the pair connected together and insulated against shorting to the case. In other words, keep the Smooth Black connected to the plain Black and the Ribbed Black connected to the Black/White when they are off the temp control.
I just removed the factory thermostat inside the fridge and tapped into those wires. You should only have 2 wires(and maybe a ground) to the original thermostat. That leaves everything else unmolested and operating as designed.
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thanks for the info. Cause what raouliii seems is right. I am trying to mount the stc-1000 inside the fridge and replace the factory temperature control. And i do want the inside evaporator fans running. Temp control is up top and compressor and everything is down below. Its going to be mounted in the top panel where there is 2 switch relays for a fan and a light. When you open the panel you have access to brown, both blacks, and white, the ground is screwed to metal. White wires are pig tailed for the lights already. All other wires go to the switches & temp control.


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But clinic representatives insist they do not provide same-day abortions and will make that clear on their website to prevent any further confusion.
Scott Fischbach of Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life raised the issue during a news conference Wednesday, April 17, at the state Capitol. Fischbach distributed copies of what he said the website for Whole Woman's Health looked like April 12, when it included the line: "Same-day surgical procedures offered in our Twin Cities office."
If the clinic is providing same-day abortions, it would be a violation of the Woman's Right to Know law, Fischbach said. The state legislation requires a 24-hour waiting period, he said, before an abortion can be performed.
But Terry Sallas Merritt, executive director of the clinic, said Whole Woman's Health always has abided by the waiting-period spelled out in the law. Women who phone the clinic are told they can get same-day consultation with a physician, Merritt said, but the actual abortion procedure would follow the consult call by at least 24 hours.
"I think we're going to clarify it more, sure," Merritt said of the website. "We've never had a woman call us who was the least bit confused."
Fischbach said his group did not contact the clinic to investigate the matter further. In an April 17 letter, he asked state Health Commissioner Ed Ehlinger and Attorney General Lori Swanson to investigate.
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Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Kyle Kuric scored five of his 12 points in the extra period as the 16th-ranked Cardinals edged No. 4 Pittsburgh, 62-59, in an overtime thriller in Louisville.
Peyton Siva added 14 points, including 6-of-6 from the line, for the Cardinals (22-7, 11-5 Big East), who have won three straight and four of five overall. Mike Marra added 11 points for the victors.
"With the season coming to an end, I though our guys played great defense," Cardinals coach Rick Pitino said. "Throughout the game they made some great plays offensively. I am really proud of our guys."
Pittsburgh has already locked up a double-bye in the Big East conference tournament, but was looking to clinch at least a share of the regular season title with a win. However, a first half scoring drought kept the Panthers playing catch-up all game, and they failed to take the lead in the second half and extra period.
Gilbert Brown paced the Panthers (25-4, 13-3) with a game-high 20 points. Ashton Gibbs scored 14 and Brad Wanamaker, who sent the game into overtime with his jumper in the final seconds, finished with 13 points and a game-high 12 rebounds in the loss, their second to a ranked opponent in three games.
"Tough game," Brown said. "We couldn't come back from tough calls from the refs. We should have beat these guys, they shouldn't have been on the court with us."
The Panthers trailed for the entire overtime and after Kuric connected on a dunk with .2 seconds remaining the referees called Louisville for a technical foul because the Cardinals' cheerleaders rushed the court. Gibbs made both free throws to put the game at 62-59, and the Panthers failed to get a final shot off before the clock ran out to end the game.
Trailing 31-22 at the half, the Panthers regrouped in the final 20 minutes, and trimmed their deficit to 40-37 with a Brown layup at 13:14.
Terrence Jennings held the Cardinals lead at 49-44 just inside seven minutes remaining but five straight points from Wanamaker tied the game at 49-49 with 3:39 left on the clock.
The Cardinals failed to pull away in the final minutes, and Wanamaker tied the game twice through the end of regulation, and his jumper with 18 ticks left on the clock made it 56-56.
Kuric had a chance to win the game on a driving jumper, but his shot was blocked by Wanamaker, sending the game into the extra period.
An early 10-0 first half Louisville run, capped by a Stephan Van Treese layup, gave the Cardinals an 17-9 advantage. During the run, the Panthers missed all six field goals they attempted.
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Siva and Marra paced Louisville with eight points apiece in the first half, but an 11-of-30 shooting effort allowed the Panthers to keep it close. Pittsburgh was 8-of-25 (32 percent) from the field and an atrocious 1-of-8 from long range in the first half.
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The explosion that killed Lebanese President-elect Bashir Gemayel Sept. 14 has caused an ideological upheaval in many right-wing Christian quarters in Lebanon, according to inside reports from Beirut.
That killing, and the subsequent massacres in west Beirut refugee camps, have caused many right-wingers to rethink their former informal alliance with Israel, and to give new emphasis to conciliation with Lebanese Muslims.
Now, Bashir's elder brother Amin Gemayel - like him a luminary of the family-led Phalangist Party - is the family's new candidate in the presidential elections rescheduled for Sept. 21. He has issued a strong call for national unity, and has so far received a promise of support from 30 Muslim parliamentarians meeting in Beirut.
Leftist leader Walid Jumblatt, head of Lebanon's Druze community, has also phoned Amin Gemayel from Amman, Jordan, to promise the votes of his supporters in the 92-member parliament. And one report says that House Speaker Kamal Asaad, a Shiite Muslim, has also said he will back Gemayel.
But unlike Bashir's former candidacy, Amin's was at first contested by at least two other Maronite Christian candidates. (A 1943 agreement between the country's sects allotted the presidency to the Maronites in a distribution of high-level state positions.)
One of the other candidates is Raymond Edde, who since 1974 has warned against the existence of plans to partition Lebanon. But since 1976, his warnings have been voiced from exile in Paris, and he is thought to have little support.
The other candidate was the 82-year-old pro-Western politician Camille Chamoun, who was president from 1952 to 1958. But he withdrew his candidacy Sept. 20, citing concern for national unity.
Back in 1980, Bashir Gemayel launched a bloody, and apparently successful, battle against Chamoun's Tigers militia. Many Tigers were slaughtered.
But with the killing of Bashir, some of these former Chamounists, and some other members of Bashir's Lebanese Forces militia who are considered pro-Israeli , have reportedly split off from the Gemayel family mainstream. It is they, together with the Israeli-supported gunmen loyal to Maj. Saad Haddad, who were reported to be backing Chamoun's candidacy. Many in Beirut still fear these fighters might yet seek to block the new elections by force.


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Milford is a borough in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,104 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pike County. It is served by the Delaware Valley School District. Milford was the home of noted forester and conservationist Gifford Pinchot. A former Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, his home Grey Towers has been under the control of the U.S. Forest Service since 1963. It now serves as a training and educational center for future conservationists and interested tourists. Milford served as setting for a number of silent films directed by D.W. Griffith in the early 1900s (including The Informer starring Mary Pickford, Lillian Gish and Lionel Barrymore). Milford was the original home of the Milford Science Fiction Writers Workshop, founded in 1956 by Damon Knight, James Blish and Kate Wilhelm, all residents of Milford at the time. Milford is also the home of Camp Nah-Jee-Wah, Cedar Lake Camp, and Teen Camp operate through the NJY Camps. Milford is also home to Pike County Arts and Crafts, an arts education organization that was chosen by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts as winner of the 2007 Pennsylvania State "Creative Community Award.". Since 1950, Pike County Arts and Crafts has also hosted an annual art show each July in Borough Hall. An important American artifact is housed in the Pike County Historical Society Museum in Milford - the Lincoln Flag, which is the actual flag that had draped on President Abraham Lincoln's booth at Ford's Theatre the night he was shot. The flag was bundled up and placed under the President's head, and still bears his blood. The flag was kept by stage manager Thomas Gourlay, and eventually passed down to his daughter Jeannie, an actress who had been in the play, Our American Cousin, at the theatre that night; she moved to Milford and the flag was donated to the museum after her death. In September 2007, Frommer's Budget Travel named Milford, Pennsylvania, second on its list of "Ten Coolest Small Towns in America". According to the various welcome signs on the outskirts of the town Milford was founded between 1733 (route 206/209 north) and 1798 (route 6 south). [more on Wikipedia]