Browsing WorldFish Community by Author "Allison, E.H."
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A framework to assess national level vulnerability from the perspective of food security: The case of coral reef fisheries
(2012)Type: Journal ArticleMeasuring the vulnerability of human populations to environmental change is increasingly being used to develop appropriate adaptation policies and management plans for different economic sectors. We developed a national-level ... -
Aquaculture, fisheries, poverty and food security
(2011)Type: Working PaperFisheries and aquaculture play important roles in providing food and income in many developing countries, either as a stand-alone activity or in association with crop agriculture and livestock rearing. The aim of this paper ... -
Building adaptive capacity to climate change in tropical coastal communities
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleTo minimize the impacts of climate change on human wellbeing, governments, development agencies, and civil society organizations have made substantial investments in improving people’s capacity to adapt to change. Yet to ... -
Can marine fisheries and aquaculture meet fish demand from a growing human population in a changing climate?
(2012)Type: Journal ArticleExpansion in the world's human population and economic development will increase future demand for fish products. As global fisheries yield is constrained by ecosystems productivity and management effectiveness, per capita ... -
Climate change, small-scale fisheries and smallholder aquaculture
(2009)Type: Book ChapterFisheries and aquaculture both contribute to meeting the Millennium Development Goals but vulnerability to climate change threatens the contribution that they make to development. Impacts of climate change on small-scale ... -
Contribution of fisheries and aquaculture to food security and poverty reduction: Assessing the current evidence
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper evaluates the existing evidence of how and to what extent capture fisheries and aquaculture contribute to food security and poverty reduction. In doing so the authors evaluate the quality and scientific rigor ... -
Counting the fish eaten rather than the fish caught
(2018)Type: OtherThis is a commentary on a recent study by Fluet-Chouinard et al. that assesses fish catches by counting how many fish are eaten. -
Design and implementation of fishery modules in integrated household surveys in developing countries
(2012)Type: ReportFish and other aquatic animals contribute to the food security of citizens of developing countries, both as a source of income and as a component of healthy diets, yet fishing is not currently captured in most integrated ... -
Diagnosis and management of small-scale fisheries in developing countries
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleSmall-scale fisheries (SSF) make important but undervalued contributions to the economies of some of the world’s poorest countries. They also provide much of the animal protein needed by societies in which food security ... -
Diversifying the use of tuna to improve food security and public health in Pacific Island countries and territories
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleThe large tuna resources of the Western and Central Pacific Ocean are delivering great economic benefits to Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) through sale of licences to distant water fishing nations and ... -
Enhancing the resilience of inland fisheries and aquaculture systems to climate change
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleSome of the most important inland fisheries in the World are found in semi-arid regions. Production systems and livelihoods in arid and semi-arid areas are at risk from future climate variability and change; their fisheries ... -
Factors influencing adaptive marine governance in a developing country context: a case study of Southern Kenya
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleAdaptive governance can be conceptualized as distinct phases of: 1) understanding environmental change; 2) using this understanding to inform decision making; and 3) acting on decisions in a manner that sustains resilience ... -
Fish - more than just another commodity
(2013)Type: BriefThis brief highlights the contribution of wild capture fisheries to nutritional security in fish dependent developing countries. It is intended to stimulate debate around two broad themes: (1) when should the focus of ... -
Fish - more than just another commodity
(2013)Type: BriefThis brief highlights the contribution of wild capture fisheries to nutritional security in fish dependent developing countries. It is intended to stimulate debate around two broad themes: (1) when should the focus of ... -
Fisheries and poverty reduction
(2007)Type: ReportThe purpose of this review is to review historic and contemporary research into fisher poverty. Our review commences by acknowledging the paucity of studies on the levels of (income) poverty within the sector and highlights ... -
Fisheries management and governance challenges in a climate change
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter outlines the causes and consequences of climate change and summarise future projections for ocean temperature rise, coral bleaching events and ocean acidification, and the associated uncertainties. This review ... -
Fisheries policies for a new era
(2013)Type: BriefThere is a growing recognition that the fisheries policies of the past have been driven primarily by environmental and economic research agendas. This may have been due to the influence of the more powerful actors in the ... -
Fishing for justice: Human rights, development, and fisheries sector reform
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleA review of case law and other documentation of human rights issues in fishing communities highlights forced evictions, detention without trial, child labour, forced labour and unsafe working conditions, and violence and ... -
Food consumption/biomass ratios of the pelagic fish community of Lake Malawi/Niassa
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleAn empirical model relating food requirements to morphometric indices of metabolic rate was used to calculate consumption/biomass ratios (Q/B) for 16 species of fish that make the pelagic fish community in Lake Malawi/Niassa. ... -
Food security and the coral Triangle Initiative
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleThe Asia-Pacific's Coral Triangle is defined by its extremely high marine biodiversity. Over one hundred million people living in its coastal zones use this biodiversity to support their livelihoods. Hundreds of millions ...
