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Livelihoods and fisheries governance in a contemporary Pacific Island setting
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleInshore 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 ... -
Livelihoods and poverty reduction in coastal communities in the Western Region of Ghana: Analysis of livelihoods baseline data of the ICFG Program
(2013)Type: Working PaperThis report is the result of the livelihoods baseline survey as part of the USAID-funded Integrated Coastal and Fisheries Governance (ICFG) Program for the Western Region of Ghana (Hen Mpoano). The survey aims to provide ... -
Livelihoods and territorialisation of ocean space
(2022)Type: Book ChapterIn this chapter we discuss the place of fishing communities and fishing livelihoods within the emerging spatial turn in ocean management. It is argued that the place-specific and mobile livelihood strategies of fishing ... -
Livelihoods, markets, and gender roles in Solomon Islands: case studies from Western and Isabel Provinces
(2013)Type: Working PaperLivelihoods in Solomon Islands are diverse, composed of a wide range of activities. The marketing of marine resources through value chains is an important component of this livelihood portfolio in many parts of the country. ... -
Livelihoods, poverty, and food insecurity in Myanmar. Survey evidence from June 2020 to September 2021
(2021)Type: BriefNine rounds of the Rural-Urban Food Security Survey (RUFSS) have been conducted between June 2020 and September 2021 to assess the impacts of Myanmar’s economic, political, and health crises on various dimensions of household ... -
Local nursing and selling of tiger shrimp post-larvae
(2022-07-21)Type: VideoProject has developed a series of videos sharing innovative technologies and practices throughout the aquaculture value chain. In this video, actors discuss PL nursing and selling system in local area -
Local solutions to challenges of West Indian Ocean fisheries development
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleThe West Indian Ocean is rich in biodiversity and marine resources. This paper gives an overview of fisheries development and resource management in the region. There are many shared issues that must be addressed within ... -
Locally-managed marine areas: multiple objectives and diverse strategies
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleCommunity-based management and co-management are mainstream approaches to marine conservation and sustainable resource management. In the tropical Pacific, these approaches have proliferated through the spread of locally-managed ... -
Locally-procured Fish is Essential in School Feeding Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleFish make an important contribution to micronutrient intake, long-chained polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 LC-PUFAS), and animal protein, as well as ensuring food and nutrition security and livelihoods for fishing ... -
Lock-ins to the dissemination of genetically improved fish seeds
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleWell-functioning fish seed systems are crucial for human nutrition and improved livelihoods. Yet fish seed systems have received considerably little attention in the diffusion process for genetically improved strains. This ... -
Long-term trends in calcifying plankton and pH in the North Sea
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleThe 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. -
Long-term variability in spat collections of the blacklip oyster (Pinctada margaritifera) in the Solomon Islands
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleTemporal variation in abundance of spat of the blacklip pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera) was determined over an eight-year period at two slles, Gizo and Noro, in the Western Province of Solomon Islands. Spat were ... -
Loss and waste in fish value chains: A review of the evidence from low and middle-income countries
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper reviews the literature assessing fish waste and loss in low- and middle-income countries. We find significant variation in estimates of loss in different parts of the value chain, due in part to the diversity ... -
Low abundances and diversities of benthic faunas of shallow, coastal sediments in the Solomon Islands and their implications for assessing environmental impacts of logging
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleThe diversity and abundance of benthic organisms were examined in relation to logging impacts in Western Province, Solomon Islands. Organisms occupying sediments offshore from the mouths of logged and unlogged streams in ... -
Low cost breeding and hatching techniques for the catfish (Heteropneustes fossilis) for small-scale farmers
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleThe high demand for the stinging catfish (Heteropneustes fossilis) and declining wild stocks led the Centre for Aquaculture Research and Extension of India to look for methods for the culture of the species. This paper ... -
Low cost light traps for coral reef fishery research and sustainable ornamental fisheries
(2002)Type: Journal ArticleTwo relatively inexpensive light traps to capture pre-settling reef fish and invertebrates are described. A trap made from a plastic bucket (with plastic bottles, a small plastic waste bin and two sheets of plywood) that ... -
Low cost murrel seed production technique for fish farmers
(2001)Type: Journal ArticleA simple and low-cost breeding technology for breeding the striped murrel, Channa striatus in hapas in ponds was developed in India. -
Low dietary diversity and micronutrient adequacy among lactating women in a peri-urban area of Nepal
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleThe main objectives of the paper were to assess the adequacy of the micronutrient intakes of lactating women in a peri-urban area in Nepal and to describe the relationships between micronutrient intake adequacy, dietary ... -
Low energy fishing vessels: the use of sail power
(1981)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper discusses briefly the theory of sail power and its application to fishing vessels, and examines theoperational requirements of a variety of fishing methods and the conditions under which sail power can be used ... -
Low external input sustainable aquaculture for Bangladesh: an operational framework
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleLike most developing countries, Bangladesh wants to improve the income and nutrition of its rural population most of whom live under uncertain and harsh social and environmental conditions. These rural households farm with ...
