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Natural resource-based livelihoods in the context of climate change in the Lake Chilwa Basin
(2018)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter analyses the contribution of the Lake Chilwa Basin Climate Change Adaptation Programme (LCBCCAP) in providing alternative livelihoods to people in the basin and most importantly how these activities improved ... -
Discerning the culture of compliance through recreational fisher's perceptions of poaching
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleCompliance is critical for effective conservation, and non-compliance regularly negates the desired outcomes of the world's marine protected areas. To increase compliance, practitioners must understand why resource users ... -
Sierra Leone aquaculture assessment with special emphasis on Tonkolili and Bombali districts
(2018)Type: ReportThis assessment set out to investigate why fish farming has spread in Tonkolili District yet been poorly adopted in neighboring Bombali District. The purpose was to analyze what was working in Tonkolili but not in Bombali ... -
Annual Report 2017
(2018)Type: ReportThe CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH) is a new CRP that builds on earlier CRPs for Livestock and Fish (L&F) and Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) as well as prior research by WorldFish and the managing ... -
Assessing potential of Novacq™ in local diets for Tilapia
(2018)Type: PresentationAssessing potential of Novacq™ to reduce fishmeal inclusion and protein content in local diets for Tilapia in Tanzania -
Iluminando las cosechas ocultas: La contribución global de las pesquerías de pequeña escala para el desarrollo sostenible
(2018)Type: BriefEn el 2012, el Banco Mundial, la FAO y WorldFish publicaron un estudio llamado “La Cosecha Oculta: la Contribución Global de la Pesca de Captura.” Para apoyar la implementación de las Directrices PPEs, y en respuesta a los ... -
Farmer Tool Banks: Farmer Groups Value Sharing and Investing in Their Own Tools
(2018)Type: BlogWhen the concept of fish farming as a business was introduced to farmers in rural areas of Tonokolili District, Sierra Leone, by the USAID funded Feed the Future Scaling up Aquaculture Production (SAP) project, farmers ... -
Improving the Production, Nutrition and Market Values of Small-Scale Aquaculture in Myanmar’s Shan State and Sagaing Region (INLAND MYSAP)
(2018)Type: BriefRunning until 2020, INLAND MYSAP supports the sustainable intensification of the small-scale freshwater aquaculture sector, improving the availability of and access to nutritious, affordable food and increasing incomes for ... -
Management plan for the Lake Nasser fishery
(2018)Type: BriefFish from Lake Nasser are an important source of animal protein in Upper Egypt. However, stocks are overfished and catches are decreasing. In 2017, WorldFish, as part of the Youth Employment in Aswan Governorate: Extension ... -
Conservation strategy for dugongs and seagrass habitats in Solomon Islands
(2018)Type: ReportThis strategy provides direction for implementation of priority actions that are necessary for achieving effective conservation and management of dugong and seagrass habitats. It complements the Fisheries Management Act ... -
Winners and losers in area-based management of a small-scale fishery in the Colombian Pacific
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleThe Pacific coast of Colombia has some of the most extensive mangrove forests in South America. As an isolated region and one of the country's poorest, coastal communities rely on fishing as a main source of animal protein ... -
Influence of seasons, habitat sanctuaries, gears and environmental variables on the catches of hilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha) in Bangladesh waters
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleThe present study was undertaken to determine the influence of season, habitat sanctuaries, gear and physico-chemical features on the catches of hilsa shad in Bangladesh waters. -
Myanmar Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Symposium Proceedings
(2018)Type: Conference ProceedingsThe Myanmar Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Symposium was held in Yangon on 16-17 November 2017. The event provided a unique opportunity for national and international researchers to take stock of present sectoral ... -
Fish supply and demand for food security in Sub-Saharan Africa: An analysis of the Zambian fish sector
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleThe demand for fish in Sub-Saharan Africa, as driven by the trend of diet-shift to fish, economic and demographic growth, outstrips supply. The resulting fish deficit is drawing attention of policy makers as it poses threats ... -
Management plan for the Lake Nasser fishery: Stock assessment study
(2018)Type: ReportThe decline in fish landings and the reduction in the marketing value of fish from Lake Nasser can be attributed to improper fishing practices and unsuitable fish handling. Such practices have a negative economic impact ... -
Enhancing social resilience of the coastal fishing communities: A case study of hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha H.) fishery in Bangladesh
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleSocial resilience is an essential aspect of sustainability in environmental management, especially in poor resource-dependent communities. To better understand the dynamics of social resilience, we have conducted a primarily ... -
Building adaptive capacity to climate change in tropical coastal communities
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleTo minimize the impacts of climate change on human wellbeing, governments, development agencies, and civil society organizations have made substantial investments in improving people’s capacity to adapt to change. Yet to ... -
Tilapia health research 2017-2022: Priorities and partnerships
(2018)Type: ReportThe CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH) focuses on the interlinked challenges of sustainable aquaculture and small-scale fisheries (SSFs), and enhancing the contribution of fish to poverty reduction, ... -
Dietary diversity determinants and contribution of fish to maternal and underfive nutritional status in Zambia
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleThis study examines socio-economic determinants of food consumption patterns amongst women of reproductive age and children aged 6–59 months from urban poor settlements of Lusaka and their implications for nutritional ... -
Reconstructing governability: How fisheries are made governable
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleGovernability is an important concept in the political and environmental social sciences with increasing application to socio-ecological systems such as fisheries. Indeed, governability analyses of fisheries and related ...
