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Fishing for a future : women in community based fisheries management
Type: Brochure
This is the story of women in the Community Based Fisheries Management (CBFM) project in Bangladesh. It is the story of many women, who through CBFM, have improved and will continue to improve the livelihood of their family. ...
Overview of the national fisheries situation with emphasis on the demersal fisheries off the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia
Type: Book Chapter
The marine fisheries sector in Malaysia contributes significantly to the national economy in terms of income, foreign exchange and employment. In 1999, marine fisheries contributed 1.245 million t (90% of total fish ...
African freshwater fisheries: what needs to be managed?
Type: Journal Article
The management of African freshwater fisheries in Southern African Development Coordination (SADC) countries is discussed. Changes in catch and fishing effort in the SADC freshwater fisheries in the past 50 years, the main ...
The Philippines: a hotspot of sea cucumber fisheries in Asia
Type: Book Chapter
This article provides an overview of the sea cucumber fisheries in the Philippinee, covering topics of 1) trade, 2)socioeconomic importance to local community 3) recommendations for improving fisheries management and ...
Fisheries impacts of the CBFM-2 project: final assessment of the impact of the CBFM project on community managed fisheries in Bangladesh
Type: Report
Following the recommendations of earlier investigations reported by Halls and Mustafa (2006), this study reports a final assessment to address the question: “Does CBFM bring sustainable benefits to fisher communities? Or ...
Fisheries in Zambia: an undervalued contributor to poverty reduction
Type: Brief
This brief examines the fisheries sector in Zambia. Fisheries sector has made a small contribution (1.24%) to the country's national GDP. However, It is estimated that more than 20 percent of animal protein intake for ...
Governance and decentralization reforms in small-scale fisheries: an African perspective
Type: Book Chapter
Relying on a framework that highlights different dimensions of ‘decentralization’, this paper reviews fisheries co-management programmes as they have been implemented over the last 20 years in sub-Saharan Africa. It shows ...
Water and fisheries
Type: Book Chapter
This paper highlights the importance of fisheries and aquaculture in management of the world’s water resources. It underlines the value of these resources and the critical importance of managing water quantity and quality ...
Fisheries co-management - an institutional innovation? Lessons from south east Asia and southern Africa
Type: Journal Article
During the last decade the co-management concept has gained increasing acceptance as a potential way forward to improve fisheries management performance. It has, however, at the same time become increasingly evident that ...
Fisheries in Southeast Asia: challenges and opportunities
Type: Conference Paper
This chapter highlights the important role of fisheries in providing livelihoods, trade and food security in the Southeast Asian region. It addresses the problem of decreasing fisheries and marine biodiversity and discusses ...