Governing for Viability: The Case of Velondriake Locally Managed Marine Area in Madagascar

AbstractThe municipality of Bahía Solano possesses important tourist attractions. The majority of them consist of natural wonders such as whale, dolphin and bird watching. Its marine area offers diving courses, all types of fishing, surfing, other water sports etc. The enormous amount of natural wealth stands in contrast to the lack of local development and the high rate of poverty among its inhabitants. Bahía Solano has enviable tourist professions but a low level of competition. This research proposes a methodology of social innovation, elaborated by researchers, that involves nature, communities and tour operators, where a connection of surveys with the expectations and perceptions of the different entities (inhabitants, tourists, and tour operators) has been obtained.

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Biogenic Iodine and Iodine-Containing Metabolites

Natural Product Communications ◽

10.1177/1934578x0600100210 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 1934578X0600100 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Valery M Dembitsky

Keyword(s):

Marine Invertebrates ◽

Biological Activities ◽

Biological Significance ◽

Covalent Bond ◽

Minor Components ◽

Marine Area ◽

The Future ◽

Comprehensive Survey ◽

Living Organisms

This review is intended as a comprehensive survey of iodinated metabolites possessing carbon–iodine covalent bond, which have been obtained from living organisms. Generally thought to be minor components produced by many different organisms these interesting compounds now number more than 110. Many from isolated and identified iodine-containing metabolites showed high biological activities. Recent research, especially in the marine area, indicates this number will increase in the future. Sources of iodinated metabolites include microorganisms, algae, marine invertebrates, and some animals. Their origin and possible biological significance have also been discussed.

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Impact of Intensive Land-Based Fish Culture in Qingdao, China, on the Bacterial Communities in Surrounding Marine Waters and Sediments

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine ◽

10.1155/2011/487543 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2011 ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Qiufen Li ◽

Yan Zhang ◽

David Juck ◽

Nathalie Fortin ◽

Charles W. Greer

Keyword(s):

Bacterial Communities ◽

Gel Electrophoresis ◽

Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis ◽

Fish Culture ◽

Fish Ponds ◽

Marine Area ◽

Gradient Gel Electrophoresis ◽

Reducing Bacteria ◽

The Impact ◽

Nitrate Reducing Bacteria

The impact of intensive land-based fish culture in Qingdao, China, on the bacterial communities in surrounding marine environment was analyzed. Culture-based studies showed that the highest counts of heterotrophic, ammonium-oxidizing, nitrifying, and nitrate-reducing bacteria were found in fish ponds and the effluent channel, with lower counts in the adjacent marine area and the lowest counts in the samples taken from 500 m off the effluent channel. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis was used to assess total bacterial diversity. Fewer bands were observed from the samples taken from near the effluent channel compared with more distant sediment samples, suggesting that excess nutrients from the aquaculture facility may be reducing the diversity of bacterial communities in nearby sediments. Phylogenetic analysis of the sequenced DGGE bands indicated that the bacteria community of fish-culture-associated environments was mainly composed of Flavobacteriaceae, gamma- and deltaproteobacteria, including generaGelidibacter, Psychroserpen, Lacinutrix,andCroceimarina.

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