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Nearshore fish aggregating devices show positive outcomes for sustainable fisheries development in Timor-Leste
Type: Journal Article
Capture fisheries in small island developing states (SIDS) have the capacity to increase access to vital micronutrient-rich food to tackle malnutrition, but when fishers are restricted to nearshore habitats by limited ...
Intangible links between household livelihoods and food security in Solomon Islands: implications for rural development
Type: Journal Article
Livelihood diversification has been the heartbeat of rural development projects over the past two decades. Many livelihood diversification programs are based on the often implicit assumption that introducing livelihood ...
Inclusive ecosystems? Women's participation in the aquatic ecosystem of Lake Malawi
Type: Journal Article
Ecosystem services and their role in alleviating poverty are centered on a set of gendered social relations. The understanding of these relations between men and women in aquatic ecosystems can unveil gender-based opportunities ...
Harnessing global fisheries to tackle micronutrient deficiencies
Type: Journal Article
Micronutrient deficiencies account for an estimated one million premature deaths annually, and for some nations can reduce gross domestic product1,2 by up to 11%, highlighting the need for food policies that focus on ...
Potential for transformation
Type: Journal Article
In April 2016, at the Pyin Oo Lwin workshop, Myanmar's leading institutions, researchers and practitioners in fisheries and aquaculture came together with international experts to support the new government in finding the ...
Myanmar's fisheries in transition: Current status and opportunities for policy reform
Type: Journal Article
Myanmar's fisheries are among the most important globally but remain some of the least documented. The fisheries sector occupies an important place in Myanmar's economy and culture, and is set to change rapidly as the ...
The Role of Aquaculture and Capture Fisheries in Meeting Food and Nutrition Security: Testing a Nutrition-Sensitive Pond Polyculture Intervention in Rural Zambia
Type: Journal Article
This study tested the efficacy of a pond polyculture intervention with farming households in northern Zambia. Longitudinal data on fish consumption and the associated nutrient intake of households (N = 57) were collected ...
Escaping the perfect storm of simultaneous climate change impacts on agriculture and marine fisheries
Type: Journal Article
Climate change can alter conditions that sustain food production and availability, with cascading consequences for food security and global economies. Here, we evaluate the vulnerability of societies to the simultaneous ...
The importance of qualitative social research for effective fisheries management
Type: Journal Article
Over recent decades it has become widely accepted that managing fisheries resources means managing human behaviour, and so understanding social and economic dynamics is just as important as understanding species biology ...
Towards improved practices in Life Cycle Assessment of seafood and other aquatic products
Type: Journal Article
This editorial provides introduction to the 13 contributions to this special issue which present inventory data on many previously undescribed capture fisheries, farming systems, geographical regions, inventory flows and ...