IMR Publications

1981   01

Duphorn, K. 1981. Interim report on applied coral sand investigations in and off Tongatapu. Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP. 19p.

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Halapua, S. 1981. The islands of Ha'apai : utilisation of land and sea : consultancy report for the Central Planning Department, Kingdom of Tonga. Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP. 42p.

          03

King, M.G. 1981a, Increasing interest in the tropical Pacific’s deepwater shrimps. Australian Fisheries 40(6): 33-41.

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King, M.G. 1981b. Deepwater shrimp resources of Vanuatu:  a preliminary survey off Port Vila. Marine Fisheries Review 43 (12): 10-17.

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King, M.G. 1981. The deepwater shrimps of Tonga: a preliminary survey near Nuku'alofa. Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP. 26p.

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Kott, P. 1981 The ascidians of the reef flats of Fiji. Proc. Linn, Soc. N.S.W. 105(3): 147-212.

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Raj, U. 1981. Development of Marine Resources Center, Fiji : progress report for the second six months (July-December, 1980). Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP. 20p.

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Raj, U., Seeto, J., & R. Stone. 1981. Report on a preliminary investigation of the Naselai back-reef area proposed for dredging a boat channel. Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP. 1v.

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Raj, U., Southwick, G., & R. Stone. 1981. Report on a preliminary investigation of Komave reef platform. Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP. 1v.

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Report of the Inshore and Nearshore Resources Training Workshop, Suva, Fiji; 13-17 July 1981. Suva, Fiji: Institute of Marine Resources, 1981. 88p.

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Specification for field station: University of the South Pacific at Dravuni Island, Institute of Marine Resources. Suva, Fiji: John Rounds, Lee & Partners, 1981. 1v.

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Yasumoto, T. 1981. Fish, shellfish and crab poisoning in Fiji. Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP. 14p.

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Zann, L.P. 1981. Fiji's artisanal fisheries and fishing vessels: recommendations in development and training. Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP. 35p.

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Zann, L.P. 1981. Tonga 's artisanal fisheries. Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP. 37p.

1982   01

Baldwin, W.J. 1982. Preliminary design and estimated costs of a six hectare baitfish culture facility. Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP. 15p.

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Choy, S.C. 1982. The biology of Littoral Penaeid Prawns in Fiji waters with particular reference to Penaeus (Melicertus) analiculatus. MSc Thesis, University of the South Pacific.

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Gawel, M. and J. Seeto. 1982. Limited marine investigations at the Fijian Hotel, Yanuca Island. Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP. 1v.

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Groves, G.W. 1982. Earthquakes at Arorae Island, Kiribati, 1982. Suva, Fiji: Atoll Research Unit & IMR, USP. 21p.

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Halapua, S. 1982. Fishermen of Tonga : their means of survival. Suva, Fiji: IPS in association with IMR, USP. 100p.

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Kunatuba, P. 1982. Preliminary assessment of subsistence & commercial fisheries in Nadi waters. Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP. 16p.

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Kunatuba, P. 1982. Preliminary assessment of subsistence & commercial fisheries in Verata waters. Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP. 14p.

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McKenzie, R.L. and R.M. Nisbel. 1982. Applicability of satellite-derived sea-surface temperature in the Fiji region. Remote Sensing of Environment, 12: 349-361.

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Pillai, G. 1982. Aspects of the biology of Thalassina anomal (Herbst). MSc Thesis, The University of the South Pacific.

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Prasad, J.R. 1982. On the abundance, distribution and biology of the tuna bait fishes in Fijian waters. Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP, 1982. 1v.

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Zann, L.P. c1982. The marine ecology of Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, Republic of Kiribati. Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP. 1v.

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Zann, L.P. 1982. The energy crisis and Pacific island fisheries. Australia Fisheries 41: 24-29

1983   01

Emery, A. R. and R. Winterbottom. 1983. Beneath the Blue Lagoons:  An Ichthyological. Expedition to Fiji. Rotunda 16(3): 19-27.

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Emery, A. R. and R. Winterbottom. 1983. Lagoonal fish and fisheries of Dravuni, Great Astrolabe Reef, Fiji, South Pacific. Suva, Fiji: Institute of Marine Resources, USP. 41p.

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Kagoshima, D., & T.K. Senta. 1983. The Prompt Report of the Second Scientific Survey of the South Pacific. Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP; Kagoshima, Japan: Research Center for the South Pacific, Kagoshima University. 122p.

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King, M.G. 1983. Life History Patterns in Deepwater Shrimps. PhD Thesis. The University of the South Pacific.

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Kunatuba, P. 1983. 1. Traditional knowledge of the marine environment in Fiji. 2. Traditional sea tenure and conservation in Fiji. Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP. 1v.

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Munch-Petersen, S. 1983. On the growth and mortality of the Blue Sprat, Spratelloides delicatulus, in Fijian waters. Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP. 22p.

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Penn, N. 1983. The environmental consequences and management of coral sand dredging in the Suva region, Fiji : field work report, February-June, 1982. Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP. 40p.

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Poss, S.G. and V.G. Springer. 1983. Eschmeyer nexus: a new genus and species of scorpaenid fish from Fiji. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 96(2): 309-316.

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Raj, U. and J. Seeto. 1983. A new species of Paracuesio (Pisces: Lutjanidae) from the Fiji Islands. Copeia 2: 450-453.

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Raj, U. and J. Seeto. 1983. A new species of the Anthiine fish genus, Plectranthias (Serranidae) from the Fiji Islands. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 30(1): 15-17.

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Raj, U., Haq, H., Oshima, Y. and T. Yasumoto. 1983. The occurrence of paralytic shellfish toxins in two species of xanthid crab from Suva Barrier Reef, Fiji Islands. Toxicon 21(4): 547-551.

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Vodonaivalu, S. 1983. A botanical survey of the tidal forest (Mangal) of Fiji, Tonga and Western Samoa. Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP. 57p.

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Zann, L.P. 1983. Research in fisheries biology in Fiji and the role of the Institute of Marine Resources. Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP.

1984   01

Baldwin, W.J. 1984. The identification of commercially important baitfishes in the Fijian skipjack tuna fisheries. Suva, Fiji: Institute of Marine Resources, University of the South Pacific and International Sea Grant Program, University of Hawaii. 47p.

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Bruce, N. L. 1984. A new family for the isopod crustacean genus Tridentella Richardson 1905, with descriptions of a new species from Fiji. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 80: 447-455.

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Hutchins, J.B. and K. Matsuura. 1984. Descriptions of a new monacanthid fish of the genus Thamnaconus from Fiji. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 11(4): 387-391 

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King. M.G. 1984. The species and depth distribution of deepwater caridean shrimps (The Decapoda: Caridea) near some Southwest Pacific Islands. Crustaceana 47(2): 174-191.

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King, M.G. and R.B. Moffit. 1984. The sexuality of tropical deepwater shrimps (Decapoda:  Pandalidae). J. Crustacean Biol. 1: 567-571.

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Muntz, W.R.A. & U. Raj. 1984. On the visual system of Nautilus pompilius. J. Exper. Biol. 109: 253-263.

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Raj, U. 1984. Ciguatera, Clupeotoxism and other seafood poisoning in Fijian waters and their impact to utilization of marine resources. Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP. 31p.

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Raj, U., Haq, H., and S. Chandra. 1984. Analyses of some brands and batches of imported canned fish in Fiji. Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP. 30p.

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Raj, U. & J. Seeto. 1984. An environmental study of a proposed foreshore development at Vunaniu Bay. Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP. 46p.

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Zann, L.P. 1984. The rhythmic activity of Nautilus pompilius with notes on its ecology and behaviour in Fiji. The Veliger 27(1):  19-28.

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Zann, L.P. 1984. Traditional management and conservation of fisheries in Kiribati and Tuvalu atolls. Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP. 23p.

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Zann. L.P. and L. Bolton. 1984. The distribution, abundance, and ecology of the blue coral Heliopora coerulea (Pallas) in the Pacific. Coral Reefs 3.

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Zann, L.P. & S. Aleta. 1984. A preliminary survey of fish consumption in Tokelau. Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP. 11p.

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Zann, L.P., Bell, L & T. Sua. 1984. A preliminary survey of the inshore fisheries of Upolu Island, Western Samoa. Suva, Fiji: IMR, USP. 17p.

1985   01

Kamiya, H., Muramoto, K., Hoshino, T. and U. Raj. 1985. Isolation and characterization of hemagglutinins from the sponge Dysidea herbacea. Experientia 41 (9):  1201-1202.

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King, M.G. and A.J. Butler. 1985. Relationship of life-history patterns to depth in deep-water caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Natantia). Mar. Biol. 86:  129-138.

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Muirhead, A. and J.S. Ryland. 1985. A review of the genus Isaurus Caray 1828 (Zoanthidea), including new records from Fiji. J. Nat. Hist. 19: 323-325.

1986   01

Foster, W.A. and J.E. Treherne. 1986. The ecology and behaviour of a marine insect, Halobates fijiensis (Hemiptera Gerridae), 391-412. In:  Foster, W.A. and Treherne, J.E. (eds.) Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 86: 391-412.

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Guinea, M. 1986. Aspects of the biology of the common Fijian Sea Snake Laticauda colubrina (Schneider). MSc thesis. USP. 206pp.

1987   01

Kamiya, H., Endo, Y., Muramoto, K., Uchida, H., Sasaki, T., Uchida, N. and U. Raj. 1987. Antitumor activity of the macromolecular fraction from a Fijian tunicate Didemnum varians. Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi 53(3): 493-494.

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Nishihara, T., Matsuno, T., Kugawa, F., El-Belbasi, H., and M. Kondo. 1987. Bacteriological investigation of River Water in Viti Levu Island of Fiji. J. Antibact. Antifung. Agents 15(3): 101-107.

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Zann, L.P., Brodie, J.E., Berryman, C. and M. Naqasima. 1987. Recruitment, ecology, growth and behaviour of juvenile Acanthaster planci (L). Bull. Mar. Sci. 41(2): 561-575.

1988   01

Begum, H. and J. Seeto. 1988. Ciguatera and histamine analysis for suspected toxic fish (Scomberomorus Commerson: Scombridae). Suva: IMR, USP. 10p.

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Pelasio, M. 1988. An evaluation of FAO/ KIRIBATI canoes in Tokelau. Suva, Fiji : IMR, USP. 7p.

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Vuki, V. and F. Viala. 1988. A preliminary survey of Silana fringing reef, Dawasamu, Tailevu, Fiji. Suva, Fiji: Institute of Marine Resources, USP. 19p.

1989   01

Vuki, V., F. Manueli and R. Hume. 1989. A survey of the marine environment and the fisheries of Vomo and Vomo-Lailai. Suva, Fiji : IMR, USP. 68p.