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What influences the form that community-based fisheries management takes in Vanuatu
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleVanuatu has a long history of efforts to manage coastal fisheries, from customary practices to various forms of contemporary community-based fisheries management (CBFM) promoted by non-governmental organisations and ... -
A social and gender analysis of Northern Province, Zambia: Qualitative evidence that supports the use of a gender transformative approach
(2016)Type: ReportA qualitative social and gender analysis was carried out in June 2015 in Luwingu and Mbala Districts in Northern Province, Zambia. The research explored the norms and power relations at various institutional levels that ... -
Roles and values of fish in rural welfare in Cambodia (welfare data analysis)
(2016)Type: ReportThis report resulting from 3 years of surveys details the relative contribution of fish to wealth, nutrition, labor, resilience and health among rural Cambodians. -
Myanmar fisheries: Overview (Burmese version)
(2016)Type: BriefThe Myanmar Fishery Partnership (MFP) is a new initiative being established to assist the Myanmar government in strengthening effective collaboration for the sustainable development of Myanmar's fisheries and aquaculture ... -
Communities and change in the anthropocene: understanding social-ecological vulnerability and planning adaptations to multiple interacting exposures
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThe majority of vulnerability and adaptation scholarship, policies and programs focus exclusively on climate change or global environmental change. Yet, individuals, communities and sectors experience a broad array of ... -
Boom and bust in Andhra Pradesh: Development and transformation in India's domestic aquaculture value chain
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleIndia is the worlds second largest producer of farmed freshwater fish. The state of Andhra Pradesh (AP) is by far the most important producer of fish in India. Since the late 1970s, fish culture in AP has undergone a boom ... -
A longitudinal evaluation of the Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) campaign for the Philippine crocodile Crocodylus mindorensis in northern Luzon, Philippines
(2016)Type: Book ChapterThe Philippine crocodile Crocodylus mindorensis is Critically Endangered and its range is restricted to a few localities in human-dominated landscapes. Therefore, the survival of this species in the wild depends strongly ... -
Informal artisanal fish trade in West Africa: Improving cross-border trade
(2016)Type: BriefIn West Africa, fishing and trading in fish and fishery products has been practiced for centuries and makes a significant contribution to per capita gross domestic product (GDP). Trade is associated with faster economic ... -
Investing in carp seed quality improvements in homestead aquaculture: lessons from Bangladesh
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleLack of quality seed and technical knowhow are considered major constraints to improving aquaculture productivity and profitability in Bangladesh. This paper assesses the outcomes of investments in improving carp seed ... -
Myanmar fisheries: Aquaculture
(2016)Type: BriefFish is an extremely important component of the Myanmar diet, and demand is growing quickly as the country urbanizes and incomes rise. Aquaculture is ideally placed to meet this demand, while also raising farm incomes and ... -
Food and feeding ecology of hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) in Bangladesh’s Meghna River basin
(2016)Type: Working PaperHilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha) is one of the most important tropical fish of the Indo-Pacific region, especially in Bangladeshi waters. The hilsa fishery has declined significantly since 2002 mainly due to overfishing, ... -
The impact of gender blindness on social-ecological resilience: The case of a communal pasture in the highlands of Ethiopia
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThe authors studied how the failure to take into account gendered roles in the management of a communal pasture in the highlands of Ethiopia can affect the resilience of this social-ecological system. This paper integrates ... -
Myanmar fisheries: Inshore fisheries (Burmese version)
(2016)Type: BriefMyanmar's inshore fisheries support the livelihoods of millions of Myanmar citizens living in coastal areas. However, in recent years, the capacity of these fisheries to support viable livelihoods and contribute significantly ... -
A synthesis of convergent reflections, tensions and silences in linking gender and global environmental change research
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThis synthesis article joins the authors of the special issue "Gender perspectives in resilience, vulnerability and adaptation to global environmental change" in a common reflective dialogue about the main contributions ... -
Sharing Pacific nearshore FAD expertise
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleNearshore fish aggregating devices (FADs) are gaining momentum in the Pacific region as a tool to enhance food security and income for fishers and communities, and to reduce pressure on the resources of lagoons and reef ... -
Coalitions to achieve gender equality at scale: Gender development and coordinating subcommittees and networks as drivers of change in Zambia
(2016)Type: BriefGender inequality affects development outcomes, and it results in sub-optimal returns to development investments. Formal structures have been put in place to address these issues, but their effectiveness is hampered by a ... -
Genetic evaluation of growth and survival at 6 weeks old fry of Egyptian Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) between improved Abbassa and commercial Manzala strains in a diallel crossing
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThe main objectives of this study were to evaluate growth performance and estimate line crossing parameters of improved Abbassa tilapia strain and a commerciall Manzala strain within a complete diallel cross at 6 weeks old ... -
Value chain analysis of Lake Nasser fisheries in Aswan, Upper Egypt
(2016)Type: ReportThis report documents the outputs of the Aswan fisheries value chain study that took place in January and February 2015. This value chain analysis forms part of the Youth Employment in Aswan Governorate (YEAG) project ... -
Improving household tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) aquaculture through participatory action research
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleLand based aquaculture has the potential to mitigate future shortfalls of food fish supply in Solomon Islands. However, aquaculture is relatively new in the Pacific and such potential is hampered by a lack of aquaculture ... -
Explaining climate variability vis-a-vis spatio-temporal interactions in Bangladeshi Exclusive Economic Zone (BEEZ)
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleWe present an application of time series remote sensing data and climatological information for improved understanding of complexity in the Bangladeshi Exclusive Economic Zone (BEEZ). Three seasonal slots from the annual ...
