Browsing WorldFish Community by Author "Andrew, N."
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Approaches and frameworks for management and research in small-scale fisheries in the developing world
(2009)Type: Working PaperCommonly adopted approaches to managing small-scale fisheries (SSFs) in developing countries do not ensure sustainability. Progress is impeded by a gap between innovative SSF research and slower-moving SSF management. The ... -
Blue harvest: inland fisheries as an ecosystem service
(2010)Type: ReportGlobal food production has increased greatly in recent years and rural livelihoods are much improved in many regions. Yet, despite this clear progress rural poverty and food insecurity remain deeply entrenched in many ... -
Centrostephanus rodgersii
(2013)Type: Book ChapterCentrostephanus rodgersii is ecologically important on southeastern Australian rocky reefs, where its grazing activity results in a mosaic of barrens and macroalgal habitats. The creation, persistence and demise of C. ... -
Climate change and pacific island food systems
(2016)Type: BookClimate change in Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) is projected to have significant impacts, including rising sea-levels, more violent tropical cyclones and droughts. Fish stocks in the tropical regions of ... -
Contagious exploitation of marine resources
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleRising global demand for seafood presents challenges for managing marine resources, many of which are declining or threatened. The authors describe a new and rapid pattern of contagious marine resource exploitation, which ... -
Critical reflections from fostering adaptive community-based, co-management in Solomon Islands' small-scale fisheries
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleAdaptive co-management approaches have been at the core of attempts to apply resilience principles to small-scale fisheries. Although recommendations of what should be done to promote resilience are commonplace, insights ... -
Diagnosis and the management constituency of small-scale fisheries
(2009)Type: Working PaperDiagnosis and adaptive management can help improve the ability of small-scale fisheries (SSF) in the developing world to better cope with and adapt to both external drivers and internal sources of uncertainty. This paper ... -
Equitable mariculture: A diagnostic framework for equitable mariculture development in the Western Indian Ocean
(2018)Type: ReportGuiding the sustainable development of sectors within the blue economy is critical not only to the global goal of thriving life under water (SDG 14), but also across many other goals related to resources, poverty, health, ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ... -
Gender-inclusive facilitation for community-based marine resource management. An addendum to ‘Community-based marine resource management in Solomon Islands: A facilitators guide’ and other guides for community-based resource management
(2019)Type: Working PaperBoth women and men should be included in community-based marine resource management. To create an inclusive management process it is necessary to use deliberate and thoughtful and reflexive strategies that do not rely on ... -
Geography limits island small-scale fishery production
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleInteracting social and ecological processes shape productivity and sustainability of island small-scale fisheries (SSF). Understanding limits to productivity through historical catches help frame future expectations and ... -
Growth and reproductive phenology of the kelp Lessonia variegata in central New Zealand
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleWe report on a field study of L. variegata growing within one depth stratum on the south coast of Wellington, New Zealand that aimed to identify morphometric indices for L. variegata to assist with census of populations ... -
Malnutrition in rural Solomon Islands: An analysis of the problem and its drivers
Type: Journal ArticleSolomon Islands, like many Pacific Island nations, suffer from the burden of malnutrition. External drivers including population growth, declining agriculture and fisheries productivity and global food trade have contributed ... -
Maximum sustainable yield of marine capture fisheries in developing archipelagic states: balancing law, science, politics and practice
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleThe contemporary legal regime for marine capture fisheries is dominated by management based on maximum sustainable yield (MSY). This study examines the law, science, politics and practice of MSY in a selection of developing ... -
Multi-scale policy diffusion and translation in Pacific Island coastal fisheries
(2019)Type: Journal ArticleMultilateral consensus forged among heads of states must be value-additive and relevant at the national level to facilitate on-ground implementation. Yet, despite general optimism and advances in policy understanding, ... -
Nearshore fish aggregating devices (FADs) for food security in Solomon Islands
(2015)Type: BriefCoastal fisheries are central to the lives of rural Solomon Island villages, supplying daily food and serving as one of the few sources of income. Yet, it is predicted that coastal fisheries in Solomon Islands, like many ... -
Reconciling livelihoods and aquatic ecosystem resilience in the lakes of Malawi (Editiorial)
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleLakes Malawi, Malombe and Chilwa produce almost all the fish consumed in Malawi. The ecologies of these lakes are very different. These differences present significant challenges in implementing policies and management ...
