Browsing WorldFish Community by Author "Allison, E.H."
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Should states and international organizations adopt a human rights approach to fisheries policy?
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleNon-governmental organizations (ngo) and fisherfolk organizations already use human rights principles and legislation to campaign for the social, economic and cultural rights of fishing people. Yet, despite the widespread ... -
Small-scale fisheries through the wellbeing lens
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleDespite longstanding recognition that small-scale fisheries make multiple contributions to economies, societies and cultures, assessing these contributions and incorporating them into policy and decision-making has suffered ... -
Snake prices and crocodile appetites: aquatic wildlife supply and demand on Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleCommercial trade is a major driver of over-exploitation of wild species, but the pattern of demand and how it responds to changes in supply is poorly understood. Here we explore the markets for snakes from Tonle Sap Lake ... -
Strengthening governance across scales in aquatic agricultural systems
(2012)Type: Working PaperAquatic agricultural systems in developing countries face increasing competition from multiple stakeholders operating from local to national and regional scales over rights to access and use natural resources—land, water, ... -
Sustaining healthy diets: The role of capture fisheries and aquaculture for improving nutrition in the post-2015 era
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThe Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda makes achieving food security and ending malnutrition a global priority. Within this framework, the importance of fisheries in local and global food systems and its contribution ... -
The balance of power in rural marketing networks: a case study of snake trading in Cambodia
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleProducers in small-scale rural markets often receive unfavourable prices for their goods as a result of more powerful market participants. This study uses a combination of price analysis and interview data to assess the ... -
The end of the line: who is most at risk from the crisis in global fisheries?
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleThis synopsis praises the film "The end of the line" in bringing attention to fisheries and food crisis faced by the world. However, not enough focus has been placed on African fisheries where food fish is a key component ... -
The forgotten service: food as an ecosystem service from estuarine and coastal zones
(2012)Type: Book ChapterIn this chapter, we review in detail the existing body of literature and knowledge related to the provision of food in estuaries and coastal zones. Both aquatic and terrestrial commodities are considered. The chapter ... -
The Implications of global climate change for molluscan aquaculture
(2011)Type: Book ChapterClimate change is leading to alterations in the basic biophysical processes that determine the ecological structure and function of the oceans. This will have an impact on the future of molluscan shellfish farming. The ... -
The importance of fisheries for development
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleDeclining fish stocks and degraded aquatic environments are easily overlooked in debates about sustainable development. This issue of id21 insights aims to bring these challenges forward. It examines the problems facing ... -
The interplay of well-being and resilience in applying a social-ecological perspective
(2012)Type: Journal ArticleInnovative combinations of social and ecological theory are required to deal with complexity and change in human-ecological systems. We examined the interplay and complementarities that emerge by linking resilience and ... -
The natural history and fisheries ecology of Lake Chilwa, southern Malawi
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleLake Chilwa produces between zero and 24,000 metric tons of fish per year, making it one of the most productive but variable lakes in Africa. The size of the lake varies seasonally and among years, sometimes drying completely. ... -
The role of human rights in implementing socially responsible seafood
(2019)Type: Journal ArticleSustainability standards for seafood mainly address environmental performance criteria and are less concerned with the welfare of fisheries workers who produce the seafood. Yet human rights violations such as slavery and ... -
The sustainable livelihoods approach to the development of freshwater prawn marketing systems in Southwest Bangladesh
(2009)Type: Journal ArticleA conceptual framework, drawn from an approach to poverty reduction known as the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA), is applied to understanding the role of freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) marketing systems ... -
Towards integrated assessment and advice in small-scale fisheries: principles and processes
(2008)Type: ReportThis document presents the principles and processes for integrated assessment and advice in small-scale fisheries. The first chapter discusses failures of conventional assessment and management approaches. Chapter 2 presents ... -
Trade matters in the fight against poverty: narratives, perceptions, and (lack of) evidence in the case of fish trade in Africa
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleTwo opposing views exist in the literature on the potential role that international fish trade plays in economic development. While some claim that fish trade has a pro-poor effect, others denounce the negative effect of ... -
Uganda and Malawi field pilots of proposed LSMS fisheries module: summary report
(2012)Type: ReportWhile an overwhelming majority of sub-Saharan African countries exhibit serious weaknesses in statistics pertaining to crop and livestock sectors, the deficiencies in terms of nationallyrepresentative data on the fishery ... -
Using the sustainable livelihoods framework to identify constraints and opportunities to the development of freshwater prawn farming in southwest Bangladesh
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleA conceptual framework, drawn from an approach to poverty reduction known as the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA), is applied to understanding the role of freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, farming in gher ... -
Vulnerability of Cambodian water snakes: initial assessment of the impact of hunting at Tonle Sap Lake
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper documents the emergent snake ‘fishery’ occurring on Tonle Sap Lake where an estimated 6.9 million snakes (mostly homalopsids) are removed annually, representing the world’s largest exploitation of a single snake ... -
Vulnerability of national economies to the impacts of climate change on fisheries
(2009)Type: Journal ArticleAnthropogenic global warming has significantly influenced physical and biological processes at global and regional scales. The observed and anticipated changes in global climate present significant opportunities and ...
