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Snail control by fish: an explanation for its failure
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleSystematic studies on the performance of fish as snail eaters in waterbodies are rare. Here, trials with a promising African cichlid (Astatoreochromis alluaudi) revealed that the fish were only successful at reducing snail ... -
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 ... -
Snakehead culture and its socio-economics in Thailand
(1985)Type: Working PaperSnakehead Channa striatus Fowler is the most wildly distributed, economically important member of the genus. Distribution ranges from China to India, Ceylon and Southeast Asia, in rivers, lakes, swamps, marshes, canals and ... -
Snorkel the web: ReefBase brings a sea change in access to information about coral reefs
(2007)Type: BriefThis fact sheet highlights ReefBase, an award-winning online global information system designed to facilitate research on, and the management of, coral reefs to enhance their protection. Launched in 2002, ReefBase was ... -
Social and economic aspects of small-scale fisheries development: a case study from Malaysia
(1980)Type: Conference PaperNatural, technological, and human resources interact systematically and it is argued that development strategies for small-scale fisheries must take this into consideration. Two general approaches to development are ... -
Social and economic impacts of agricultural productivity intensification: the case brush park fisheries in Lake Volta
(2009)Type: Journal ArticleThe intensification of agricultural productivity through technological innovation has often been reported to induce considerable social and economic transformation in the rural communities where those innovations are ... -
Social and gender analysis report: Barotse Floodplain, Western Province,Zambia
(2015)Type: ReportThere is increasing awareness that integrating gender into development frameworks is critical for effective implementation of development strategies. In working to alleviate rural poverty, the CGIAR Research Program on ... -
Social capital : community based fisheries management
(2007)Type: BrochureGlobally, community based natural resources management (CBNRM) has emerged as one of the best options for achieving sustainable resource management and economic development in fisheries, as well as forestry and pastoral ... -
Social capital, conflict, and adaptive collaborative governance: exploring the dialectic
(2015)Type: Journal ArticlePreviously lineal and centralized natural resource management and development paradigms have shifted toward the recognition of complexity and dynamism of social-ecological systems, and toward more adaptive, decentralized, ... -
Social considerations of large river sanctuaries: A case study from the hilsa shad fishery in Bangladesh
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleThe establishment of a sanctuary is often suggested as an effective strategy for ecological restoration, though social aspects of such attempts are often overlooked. This study analyzed the socioeconomic status of 248 ... -
Social determinants of adaptive and transformative responses to climate change
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleTo cope effectively with the impacts of climate change, people will need to change existing practices or behaviours within existing social-ecological systems (adaptation) or enact more fundamental changes that can alter ... -
Social development issues and fisheries
(2007)Type: Working PaperThe vast majority of small-scale fisherfolk are from low-income developing countries. Recent studies of poverty in fishing communities show that cash incomes from fishing are often higher than earnings from agriculture, ... -
Social dimensions of local fisheries co-management in the Coral Triangle
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleThe challenge to manage coastal resources within Asia-Pacifics Coral Triangle has gained global attention. Co-management is promoted as a key strategy to address this challenge. Contemporary community-based co-management ... -
Social dimensions of resilience in social-ecological systems
Type: Journal ArticleResilience is generally considered the capacity to tolerate, absorb, cope with, and adjust to changing social or environmental conditions while retaining key elements of structure, function, and identity. The social ... -
Social dynamics shaping the diffusion of sustainable aquaculture innovations in the Solomon Island
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleSustainably feeding the world's growing population represents one of our most significant challenges. Aquaculture is well positioned to make contributions towards this challenge. Yet, the translation of aquaculture production ... -
Social equity and benefits as the nexus of a transformative Blue Economy: A sectoral review of implications
(2019)Type: Journal ArticleThe term ‘Blue Economy’ is increasingly used in various marine sectors and development frameworks. For it to be a truly useful approach, however, we argue that social benefits and equity must be explicitly prioritized ... -
Social equity is key to sustainable ocean governance
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleCalls to address social equity in ocean governance are expanding. Yet ‘equity’ is seldom clearly defined. Here we present a framework to support contextually-informed assessment of equity in ocean governance. Guiding ... -
Social feasibility of coastal aquaculture
(1985)Type: Journal ArticleIssues related to assessing the social feasibility of technology for coastal aquaculture in the tropics are examined. Appropriate community-based aquaculture systems, community participation and co-existence with large-scale ... -
Social identity and access to natural resources: ethnicity and regionalism from a maritime perspective
(2009)Type: Book ChapterIn this book chapter, the author examines the concept of "Wawasan Nusantara", how it is related to the marine fishery policies in Indonesia, and the conflicts arises from local fishing communities because of difference in ... -
Social science information systems for small-scale fisheries management and development in Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand
(1984)Type: ReportIn this report the regular data collection systems of the Departments of Fisheries and other government or quasi-government institutions such as marketing and development agencies are first described (Section VI). Most of ...
