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Traditional beliefs and fisheries management in Oceania
Type: Journal Article
An examination is made of fisheries management in the islands of Oceania, and problems caused by traditional beliefs and custom
Overfishing: the Haiti experience
Type: Journal Article
An account is given of fisheries in Haiti which employ primitive technology, and problems regarding overfishingconsidered. Since boats used are small and motorless, there is no fishing activity in deep water and Haiti has ...
The road to Mangkok: achieving equitable distribution of benefits from small-scale fisheries development
Type: Journal Article
Small-scale capture fisheries in many less-developed countries are important both as labor-intensive sources of employment and as the major source of fish within these countries. Nonetheless, communities of such fishermen ...
Insights on the developmental aspect and future importance of artisanal fisheries
Type: Journal Article
The viability of small-scale fisheries in developing countries is discussed, indicating measures to be taken in order to increase the economic importance of a small-scale fishery sector.
Resolving multigear competition in nearshore fisheries
Type: Journal Article
This article briefly describes the intensive multidisciplinary 3 year research project conducted by the University of the Philippines and ICLARM to document the conditions of the fisheries and fishing communities of San ...
Traditional fisheries development in the Philippines
Type: Journal Article
Development programmes aimed at raising income levels of the half-million Philippine traditional municipal fishermen have emphasized production-oriented projects designed to up-grade vessels and gear. Review of recent ...
Traditional fisheries and dualism in Indonesia
Type: Journal Article
Traditional uses of marine resources and culture systems in Indonesia are largely confined to the shallow-water inshore zones of coastal waters. Cultural beliefs and the part they play in the small-scale fishing activities ...
Improvement of the socioeconomic condition of women in small-scale fishing communities
Type: Journal Article
The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific was founded in 1947 under the United Nations charter to encourage the economic and social development of Asia and the Far East. ESCAP has concentrated its efforts ...
The ICLARM -IFDR multidisciplinary study of small-scale fisheries of San Miguel Bay, Philippines
Type: Journal Article
Recent attempts to improve the income levels of municipal fishermen in the Philippines have included a veriety offinancing schemes, the formation of associations and cooperatives and extension work by the Bureau of ...