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Journal, magazine, bulletinASFA Magazine, Issue #5 – December 2020
Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts Magazine
2021Also available in:
No results found.In this issue, we celebrate ASFA’s upcoming 50th Anniversary. ASFA was first published as a monthly printed journal of fisheries and aquaculture abstracts in 1971 and in this issue, we look back over ASFA’s past, as well as looking at some of the plans in store for ASFA’s future, namely OpenASFA, one of the most exciting developments in ASFA’s lifetime. We also hear from ASFA Partner Coffi Ferdinando Rock GBEDO on how his institution (Benin Institute for Fishery and Oceanologic Research) has been affected by COVID-19. The ASFA Impact and Strategies Group reports on a survey they undertook to assess the impact of the pandemic on aquatic science libraries worldwide, finding that although libraries have had to deal with staff and budget cuts, many have found innovative ways to help their communities during this time of crisis. Lastly, we hear from long standing ASFA Partner Ian Pettman (Freshwater Biological Association, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) who reflects on the changes to fisheries his home town of Hull has seen over the past 50 years, and also provides an interim project report on his institution’s work to cover more Grey Literature for ASFA. -
Journal, magazine, bulletinASFA Magazine, Issue #4 – May 2020
Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts Magazine
2020Also available in:
No results found.This issue of the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) magazine has a regional focus on Africa and features contributions from ASFA Partners in Benin, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Tunisia and Uganda. For almost fifty years, the ASFA Partnership has worked to promote and disseminate aquatic science, fisheries and aquaculture research and this issue highlights the work of institutions in Africa to achieve this goal. A broad range of information management activities and projects being undertaken by ASFA Partner institutions is presented - from discussing the impact and use of the ASFA database in Benin, Guinea and Nigeria, to programmes such as the SureFISH consortium, to assist fish traceability and authenticity, and the Ocean InfoHub, a new initiative to streamline access to ocean science data and information for management and sustainable development. The impact of COVID-19 is felt across the world, and its impact on continuing aquatic science research in Africa during this time is concisely presented. -
Journal, magazine, bulletinASFA Magazine, Issue #2 – May 2019
Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts Magazine
2019Also available in:
No results found.This issue of the ASFA Newsletter focuses on Grey Literature. Grey literature is often defined as materials such as project reports, conference proceedings or training materials produced outside of commercial publishing. ASFA has historically been known to cover aquatic, fisheries and aquaculture grey literature, but with evolving technologies and Open Access and Open Science movements, is this still the case today? This issue examines ASFA’s history of covering grey literature and also ways ASFA will improve coverage. A use case demonstrates how ASFA is used for an in-depth literature review (page 2), and ASFA Partner Veronica Sado explains the importance of Grey Literature to her institution, NIFFR, Nigeria (page 5-6). If Grey Literature is not exciting enough, ASFA Partner Daryl L. Superio has written an article describing how ASFA has benefited his personal career development (pages 7-8). This article is a perfect demonstration of ASFA’s value not only as a trusted database, but as a Partnership that delivers training, knowledge and skills to individuals and institutions around the world.
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