Browsing by Author "Beare, D."

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    • Asset or liability? Aquaculture in a natural disaster prone area 

      Karim, M.; Castine, S.; Brooks, A.; Beare, D.; Beveridge, M.; Phillips, M.; Manjurul Karim: 0000-0003-4280-3568; Michael Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286 (2014)
      Type: Journal Article
      The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the role of aquaculture in improving a familys ability to cope with disasters like cyclones. Small-scale aquaculture is expanding in deltas globally. This work, therefore, seeks to ...

    • Beam trawlermen take feet off gas in response to oil price hikes 

      Beare, D.; Machiels, M. (2012)
      Type: Journal Article
      Average towing speed by Dutch beam trawlermen has fallen substantially between 2002 and 2009. Changes in towing speed are related to changes in oil price. The price of their valuable main target species (sole, Solea vulgaris) ...

    • Ecosystem-based management objectives for the North Sea: riding the forage fish rollercoaster 

      Dickey-Collas, M.; Engelhard, G.H.; Rindorf, A.; Raab, K.; Smout, S.; Aarts, G.; Deurs, M.; Brunel, T.; Hoff, A.; Lauerburg, R.A.M.; Garthe, S.; Andersen, K.H.; Scott, F.; Kooten, T.; Beare, D.; Peck, M.A. (2013)
      Type: Journal Article
      The North Sea provides a useful model for considering forage fish (FF) within ecosystem-based management as it has a complex assemblage of FF species. This paper is designed to encourage further debate and dialogue between ...

    • Enhancing the gender-equitable potential of aquaculture technologies 

      Morgan, M.; Choudhury, A.; Braun, M.; Beare, D.; Benedict, J.; Kantor, P.; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238 (2015)
      Type: Brief
      Gender inequality constrains the real and potential capacity of women farmers to successfully adapt their farming practices in the face of climate risks or to develop stronger, more diversified livelihood portfolios that ...

    • Evaluating the effect of fishery closures: Lessons learnt from the Placie Box 

      Beare, D.; Rijnsdorp, A.D.; Blaesberg, M.; Damm, U.; Egekvist, J.; Fock, H.; Kloppmann, M.; Röckmann, C.; Schroeder, A.; Schulze, T.; Tulp, I.; Ulrich, C.; van Hal, R.; van Kooten, T.; Verweij, M. (2013)
      Type: Journal Article
      To reduce discarding of plaice Pleuronectes platessa in the North Sea flatfish fisheries, the major nursery areas were closed to large trawlers in 1995. The area closed was named the ‘Plaice Box’ (PB) and beam trawl effort ...

    • Fisheries and aquaculture: The importance of fish for food and nutritional security 

      Beare, D. (2012)
      Type: Working Paper
      This working paper is an attempt to distil what is known currently about the likely impacts of climate change on the commodities and natural resources that comprise the mandate of CGIAR and its 15 Centres. In this WorldFish ...

    • Livelihoods and fisheries governance in a contemporary Pacific Island setting 

      Sulu, R.J.; Eriksson, H.; Schwarz, A.M.; Andrew, N.L.; Orirana, G.; Sukulu, M.; Oeta, J.; Harohau, D.; Sibiti, S.; Toritela, A.; Beare, D.; Hampus Eriksson: 0000-0003-1199-6889 (2015)
      Type: Journal Article
      Inshore marine resources play an important role in the livelihoods of Pacific Island coastal communities. However, such reliance can be detrimental to inshore marine ecosystems. Understanding the livelihoods of coastal ...

    • Long-term trends in calcifying plankton and pH in the North Sea 

      Beare, D.; McQuatters-Gollop, A.; van der Hammen, T.; Machiels, M.; Teoh, S.J.; Hall-Spencer, J.M. (2013)
      Type: Journal Article
      The purposes of this paper were to firstly assess trends in North Sea pH data and to determine whether there is any long-term relationship between the pH data and the abundance of calcifying plankton.

    • Overfishing and the replacement of demersal finfish by shellfish: An example from the english channel 

      Molfese, C.; Beare, D.; Hall-Spencer, J.M. (2014)
      Type: Journal Article
      The worldwide depletion of major fish stocks through intensive industrial fishing is thought to have profoundly altered the trophic structure of marine ecosystems. Here we assess changes in the trophic structure of the ...

    • The contribution of nearshore fish aggregating devices (FADs) to food security and livelihoods in Solomon Islands 

      Albert, J.A.; Beare, D.; Schwarz, A.M.; Albert, S.; Warren, R.; Teri, J.; Siota, F.; Andrew, N.L. (2014)
      Type: Journal Article
      Fish aggregating devices, or FADs, are used widely in developing countries to concentrate pelagic fish, making them easier to catch. Nearshore FADs anchored close to the coast allow access for rural communities, but despite ...

    • Understanding the gender dimensions of adopting climate-smart smallholder aquaculture innovations 

      Morgan, M.; Choudhury, A.; Braun, M.; Beare, D.; Benedict, J.; Kantor, P.; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238 (2015)
      Type: Working Paper
      This study explored how climate-smart agricultural and aquaculture innovations may lead to more successful climate adaptation efforts and enhanced resilience for both men and women in households and across communities, as ...