Browsing WorldFish Community by Author "Abernethy, K.E."

Now showing items 1-3 of 3

Fuelling the decline in UK fishing communities?

Abernethy, K.E.; Trebilcock, P.; Kebede, B.; Allison, E.H.; Dulvy, N.K. (2010)

Type: Journal Article

Volatile fuel prices are a threat to the viability of UK fishing communities. The economic and social impacts of rising fuel costs for fishers and communities in southwest England are examined. Fuel prices doubled between ...
Two steps forward, two steps back: The role of innovation in transforming towards community-based marine resource management in Solomon Islands

Abernethy, K.E.; Bodin, Ö.; Olsson, P.; Hilly, Z.; Schwarz, A. (2014)

Type: Journal Article

In many coastal nations, community-based arrangements for marine resource management (CBRM) are promoted by government, advocated for by non-government actors, and are seen by both as one of the most promising options to ...
Why do fishers fish where they fish? Using the ideal free distribution to understand the behaviour of artisanal reef fishers

Abernethy, K.E.; Allison, E.H.; Molloy, P.P.; Côté, I.M. (2007)

Type: Journal Article

We used the theory of the ideal free distribution (IFD) as a framework to understand the mechanisms underlying fishing site selection by Anguillian artisanal fishers exploiting shallow-water coral reefs. Contrary to the ...