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Publication
Barber, C.V. and V.R. Pratt. 1997. Sullied Seas: Strategies for Combating Cyanide Fishing in Southeast Strategies for Combating Cyanide Fishing in Southeast Asia and Beyond. World Resources Institute, Washington, D.C.  
Burke, L., Selig, E. and M. Spalding. 2002. Reefs at Risk in Southeast Asia. World Resources Institute. Link  
Cesar, H. 1996. The Economic Value of Indonesian Coral Reefs. World Bank. Agricultural operations Division CDIII, East Asia and Pacific Region, Environment Department.  
Cesar, H.S.J. 2000. Coral Reefs: Their Functions, Threats and Economic Value. In: Collected Essays on the Economics of Coral Reefs. H.S.J. Cesar, ed. CORDIO: Kalmar, Sweden.  
Cesar, H., Burke, L. and L. Pet-Soede. 2003. The Economics of Worldwide Coral Reef Degradation. International Coral Reef Action Network. Link  
Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philippines. 2001.Coastal Law Enforcement. Book No. 8 of the Philippine Coastal Management Guidebook Series. Link  
Eldredge, L.G. 1987. Poisons for Fishing on Coral Reefs. In: Human Impacts on Coral Reefs: Facts and Recommendations. B. Salvat, ed. Antenne Museum E.P.H.E., French Polynesia.  
Erdmann, M.V. and J.S. Pet. 1999. Krismon & DFP: Some Observations on the Effects of the Asian Financial Crisis on Destructive Fishing Practices in Indonesia. SPC Live Reef Fish Information Bulletin. 5: 18-21. Link  
Galvez, R., G.H. Therese, C. Bautista & M.T. Tungpalan. 1989. Sociocultural dynamics of blast fishing and sodium cyanide fishing in two fishing villages in the Lingayen Gulf area. pp43-62. In: Towards Sustainable Development of the Resources of Lingayen Gulf, Philippines. G. Silvester, E. Miclat ad T.E. Chua, eds. ICLARM Conference Proceeding, Number 17.  
Hopley, D. and Suharsono. 2000. The Status of Coral Reefs in Eastern Indonesia. Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN). Link  
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) and the Small Islands Agricultural Support Services Programme (SMISLE). 1998. Livelihood Options for Coastal Communities. Volume II. International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, Siland, Cavite and Small Islands Agricultural Support Services Programme, Cebu City, Philippines.  
Johannes, R.E. and M. Riepen. 1995. Environmental, Economic and Social Implications of the Live Reef Fish Trade in Asia and the Western Pacific. The Nature Conservancy, Honolulu, Hawaii. 87 pp.  
McAllister, D.E. 1988. Environmental, economic and social costs of coral reef destruction in the Philippines. Galaxea. 7: 161-178.  
McAllister, D.E., Caho, N.L. and C.T. Shih. 1999. Cyanide Fisheries: Where Did They Start. SPC Live Reef Fish Information Bulletin. 5: 18-21. Link  
Moore, F. and B. Best. 2001. Coral Reef Crisis: Causes and Consequences. In: Global Trade and Consumer Choices: Coral Reefs in Crisis. Papers presented at a Symposium held at the 2001 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 19 February 2001, San Francisco, CA. B.A. Best and A. Bornbusch, eds. Link  
Mous P.J., Pet-Soede C., Erdmann M., Cesar H.S.J., Sadovy Y., and J.S. Pet. 2000. Cyanide fishing on Indonesian coral reefs for the live food fish market: what is the problem? Secretariat of the Pacific Community Live Reef Fish Information Bulletin. 7: 20-27. Also appeared in: H.S.J. Cesar (ed.) 2000. Collected essays on the economics of Coral Reefs. CORDIO, Dept. of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Kalmar University, Kalmar, Sweden. pp 69-76. Available under 'Reports and Papers'. Link  
Pet, J. 1997. Destructive fishing methods in and around Komodo National Park. SPC Live Reef Fish Information Bulletin. 2: 20-24. Available under 'Reports and Papers'. Link  
Pet, J. and R. Djohani. 1998. Combating destructive fishing practices in Komodo National Park: Ban the hookah compressor! SPC Live Reef Fish Information Bulletin. 4: 17-28. Available on-line under 'Reports and Papers.http://www.komodonationalpark.org/ Link  
Pet, J & Pet-Soede, L.1999. A note on cyanide fishing in Indonesia. SPC Live Reef Fish Information Bulletin. 5: 21-22. Available under 'Reports and Papers. Link  
Pet-Soede, L. and M.V. Erdmann. 1998. An Overview and Comparison of Destructive Fishing Practices in Indonesia. SPC Live Reef Fish Bulletin. 4: 28-36. Available under 'Reports and Papers'. Link  
Randall, J.E. 1987. Collecting Reef Fishes for Aquaria. In: Human Impacts on Coral Reefs: Facts and Recommendations. B. Salvat, ed. Antenne Museum E.P.H.E., French Polynesia.  
Rubec, P.J. et al. 2000. Cyanide-free net-caught fish for the Marine Aquarium Trade. SPC Live Reef Fish Information Bulletin. 7: 28-34. Link  
Salm, R.V., Clark, J.R. and E. Siirila. 2000. Marine and Coastal Protected Areas: A Guide for Planners and Managers. IUCN: Gland, Switzerland.  
Simpson, S. 2001. Fishy Business. Scientific American. 285(1): 68-75.  
United States Coral Reef Task Force. 2000. International Trade in Coral and Coral Reef Species: The Role of the United States. Report of the Trade Subgroup of the International Working Group to the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force. March 2, 2000. Washington, D.C. Link  
Erdmann, M.V. 1999. Clove oil: an eco-friendly alternative to cyanide use in the live reef fish industry? SPC Live Reef Fish Information Bulletin. 5: 4-7.  
Erdmann, M.V. 2000. Destructive fishing practices in Indonesian Seas. In: Seas at the Millennium: An Environmental Evaluation. C. Sheppard, ed. 2: 392-393.  
Erdmann, M.V. and C. Pet-Soede. 1996. How fresh is too fresh? The live reef food fish trade in eastern Indonesia. NAGA, the ICLARM quarterly. 19(1): 4-8. Reprinted in SPC Live Reef Fish Information Bulletin, 3:41-45. Link  
Erdmann, M.V., Pet-Soede, L. and A. Cabanban. 2002. Destructive fishing practices. In: Relevant Findings from the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium: Implications for Coral Reef Management and Policy. Best B.A., Pomeroy R.S., and Balboa C.M., eds. USAID/World Resources Institute, Conservation International, International Society for Reef Studies.  
Fox, H. and M.V. Erdmann. 2000. Fish yields from blast fishing in Indonesia. Coral Reefs. 19(2): 114.  
Hodgson, G. 1999. A global assessment of human effects on coral reefs. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 38(5): 345-355.  
Pet-Soede, L. and M.V. Erdmann. 1998. Blast fishing in SW Sulawesi: an increasing demand for fertilizer. NAGA, the ICLARM quarterly. 21: 4-9.  


Organizations & Weblinks
Komodo National Park. Threats to Biodiversity: Cyanide Fishing. (click on 'Threats' then 'Cyanide Fishing') Link  
Marine Aquarium Council. Link  
World Resources Institute. Link  
NOAA’s Coral Reef Information System (CORIS). Link  
UNEP Caribbean Environment Programme. Cyanide fishing and coral reefs. Link  


Success Stories
International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI). Collection of Reef Fish and Invertebrate Larvae for Breeding Purposes, to Obtain High Added-value Products for the Aquarium and Catering Trades and for the Production of Natural Substances from these Organisms. Link  
ICRI. A Network of Small, Community-owned Village Fish Reserves in Samoa. Link  


Photo Gallery
ReefBase. Juvenile lobsters taken by divers from a blasted reef (note squirt bottle used for cyanide). Link  
ReefBase. Cyanide fishing. Link  
ReefBase. Local fishing boat equipped with hooka for harvesting. Link  
ReefBase. A hookah diver gathering aquarium fish. Link  
ReefBase. This butterflyfish, Chaetodon adiergastos is one of many fish species targeted by the marine ornamental trade. Link  


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