Inland Waterways’ Importance for the European Economy. Case Study: Romanian Inland Waterways Transport

The paper deals to the need of a new approach for the inland water transport. There is a great contradiction between the European official documents related to the inland water transport and the practice. The analysis was focused on evaluating the present status of this type of transport and its future goals in the context of the new challenges to the EU28. The first intermediate conclusion of the analysis is that the great economic disparities between the Member States led to great disparities related to inland water fleet and infrastructure. As the result, the economic importance of this type of transport decreased in the EU28. A distinct part of the paper is dedicated to the inland water transport in Romania and focused especially on the Danube sector. This chapter points out the real economic, logistic and environmental challenges for Romania regarding the transport on Danube. A great challenge for the analysis in this paper was the difficulty to find official statistical data related to inland water transport across the EU28. The main conclusion of the paper is that the inland water transport will be not able to recover and develop on short and medium terms

Management of inland capture fisheries and challenges in fish production in Nigeria

The paper critically examines the trend in fish production in Nigeria. The problem of excessive mismanagement and lack of attention by relevant agencies are still common place in inland water bodies. The paper discusses these mismanagement practices which are non compliance with the existing rules and regulations on good fishing methods, uncontrollable, unorthodox and obnoxious fishing practices, destruction of the natural breeding grounds and the collapse of the fishery due to massive over fishing. The challenges posed by the fishing methods as well as the effect of different gears and mechanization of fishing crafts on fish production are discussed. The paper recommends ways to increase domestic fish production in inland water bodies, which include a well planned strategy of restocking the existing reservoirs after careful scientific study, enforcement of the existing laws and regulation based on community participation. Training of stakeholders on the code of practice for responsible fisheries (CPRF), extension of subsidies to fisher folks, the traditional practices, which encourage the adherence to close season and other fish conservation and utilization strategies, are also advocate

The Contribution of Work Motivation and Training Towards Employee Performance at the Inland Water and Ferries Transport Polytechnic of Palembang

This study aims to determine whether work motivation and training have an influence on the employee performance at the Inland Water and Ferries Transport Polytechnic of Palembang. The population of this study were 146 employees from Inland water and ferries transport Polytechnic of Palembang. The research sample consisted of 60 employees from Inland water and ferries transport Polytechnic of Palembang. The method used is the descriptive analysis techniques and multiple linear regression. From the analysis test results show that, 1) There is a positive effect of work motivation on employee performance. This means that the higher of the employeework motivation, the employee performance at the Inland water and ferries transport Polytechnic of Palembangwill increase; 2) There is a positive effect of training on employee performance, where the more employees are given training, it can improve employee performance at the Inland water and ferries transport Polytechnic of Palembang; 3) There is a positive effect of work motivation and training on the employee performance of the Inland water and ferries transport Polytechnic of Palembang. Thus work motivation and training can affect employee performance, where work motivation and training can affect employee performance with a contribution of 83.9% while the remaining 16.1% is influenced by other factors that were not examined in this study. Keywords: Work Motivation, Training, Employee Performanc

Zoogeography of Chilean inland water crustaceans

The Chilean inland water crustaceans are characterized by a combination of endemic and cosmopolitan species: some occur throughout the territory of continental Chile, while others are restricted to specific latitudinal regions. This study examined the zoogeographical patterns exhibited by Chilean inland water crustaceans. We considered six regions: Northern Chile (18º-27°S), North-Central Chile (27º-30°S), Central Chile (30º-38°S), Northern Patagonia (38°-41°S), Central Patagonia (41º-51°S), and Southern Patagonia (51º-55°S), and these were identified based on literature records of inland water crustaceans. The classification analysis generated dendrograms for the following groups considered in this categories: all inland water crustaceans (Branchiopoda, Copepoda and Malacostraca), the zooplanktonic crustaceans (Branchiopoda and Copepoda), the Malacostraca alone, and each group separately. Analysis of total data and of the zooplankton group taxa alone revealed the existence of a main grouping consisting of the three Patagonian zones plus Central Chile, that is distinct from that of Northern Chile and North-Central Chile. Similarly, analysis of the malacostracan data revealed the existence of two main groups, one comprising the three Patagonian zones plus Central Chile, contrasted with a second group of Northern and North-Central Chile combined. Our results are in agreement with other panbiogeographical studies of South American crustaceans and insects. Possible factors responsible for generating this pattern are the dispersal and colonization potential of zooplanktonic crustaceans and the marked endemism of the malacostracans.Los crustáceos de aguas continentales chilenas se caracterizan por una combinación de especies endémicas y cosmopolitas, algunas se encuentran a lo largo del territorio de Chile continental, mientras que otras están restringidas a regiones latitudinales específicas. El presente estudio examinó los patrones zoogeográficos exhibidos por crustáceos de aguas continentales chilenas. Se consideraron seis regiones: Norte de Chile (18º-27ºS), Norte-Central de Chile (27º-30ºS), Chile Central (30º-38ºS), Norte de la Patagonia (38º- 41ºS), Patagonia Central (41º-51ºS), y Sur de la Patagonia (51º-55ºS), identificadas sobre la base de registros de la literatura de crustáceos de aguas continentales. Los análisis de clasificación generaron dendrogramas para las siguientes agrupaciones consideradas en estas categorías: todas las especies de crustáceos de aguas continentales (Branchiopoda, Copepoda y Malacostraca), crustáceos zooplanctónicos (Branchiopoda y Copepoda), sólo Malacostraca, y cada grupo por separado. El análisis de todos los grupos y de los grupos zooplanctónicos reveló la existencia de un gran grupo con las tres regiones de la Patagonia más Chile central, diferente al de la zona norte y norte-central de Chile. De manera similar el análisis de datos de malacostracos reveló la existencia de dos grandes grupos, uno con las tres zonas de la Patagonia y Chile central, contrastado con un segundo grupo conformado por la zona norte y norte-central. Estos resultados concuerdan con estudios panbiogeográficos de crustáceos e insectos sudamericanos. Como posibles factores responsables podrían ser la dispersión y potencial colonización de crustáceos zooplanctónicos y el marcado endemismo de los malacostracos

Fishes of Guilan, By Abbasi Ranjbar K. 2017. 206 p. Iliya Culture Publication, Rasht, ISBN: 978-964-190-517-2.

The Caspian Sea basin is one of the most important inland water basin of Iran having the most diverse inland water fishes. The present study aimed to review the book entitled "Fish of Guilan'' by Keyvan Abbasi Ranjbar published in 2017. This book provides general and biological information of the reported fishes in Guilan Province that can be used as a reference and identification key by fishermen and researchers who are involved in aquaculture, fisheries and biology

Cage culture in reservoirs in India (a handbook)

This document is part of a series of 5 technical manuals produced by the Challenge Program Project CP34 “Improved fisheries productivity and management in tropical reservoirs”. The reservoirs of India have a combined surface area of 3.25 million hectares (ha), mostly in the tropical zone, which makes them the country¡¯s most important inland water resource, with huge untapped potential. The prime objective of cage culture discussed here is to rear fingerlings measuring >100 millimetres (mm) in length, especially carp, for stocking reservoirs. The manual discusses various aspects of cage culture from site selection to its economic benefits. (PDF contains 27 pages

Summer CO2 evasion from streams and rivers in the Kolyma River basin, north-east Siberia

Inland water systems are generally supersaturated in carbon dioxide (CO2) and are increasingly recognized as playing an important role in the global carbon cycle. The Arctic may be particularly important in this respect, given the abundance of inland waters and carbon contained in Arctic soils; however, a lack of trace gas measurements from small streams in the Arctic currently limits this understanding.We investigated the spatial variability of CO2 evasion during the summer low-flow period from streams and rivers in the northern portion of the Kolyma River basin in north-eastern Siberia. To this end, partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2) and gas exchange velocities (k) were measured at a diverse set of streams and rivers to calculate CO2 evasion fluxes. We combined these CO2 evasion estimates with satellite remote sensing and geographic information system techniques to calculate total areal CO2 emissions. Our results show that small streams are substantial sources of atmospheric CO2 owing to high pCO2 and k, despite being a small portion of total inland water surface area. In contrast, large rivers were generally near equilibrium with atmospheric CO2. Extrapolating our findings across the Panteleikha-Ambolikha sub-watersheds demonstrated that small streams play a major role in CO2 evasion, accounting for 86% of the total summer CO2 emissions from inland waters within these two sub-watersheds. Further expansion of these regional CO2 emission estimates across time and space will be critical to accurately quantify and understand the role of Arctic streams and rivers in the global carbon budget