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Governance and institutional changes in fisheries : issues and priorities for research
Type: Working Paper
This volume contains the discussion papers presented at a workshop on governance and institutional changes in fisheries and its impact on the poverty reduction and environmental integrity in developing countries held on ...
Future research directions in coral reef management
Type: Report
At the International Consultative Workshop on Economic Valuation and Policy Priorities for Sustainable Management of Coral Reefs, 10-12 December 2001, Penang, Malaysia, participants were divided into three working groups ...
Overfishing in the Gulf of Thailand: policy challenges and bioeconomic analysis
Type: Journal Article
This paper estimates maximum sustainable yield and maximum economic yield from Schaefer and Fox surplus production bioeconomic models to find evidence of biological and economic overfishing, and their consequences in Gulf ...
Assessment, management and future directions for coastal fisheries in Asian countries
Type: Conference Proceedings
In Asia, the fisheries sector is important in terms of food security, livelihoods and foreign exchange earnings. However, as in many parts of the world, there are signs that capture fisheries are fully exploited or overfished. ...
Outlook for fish to 2020: meeting global demand
Type: Book
The seemingly inexhaustible oceans have proved to be finite after all. Landings of wild fish have leveled off since the mid-1980s, and many stocks of fish are fished so heavily that their future is threatened. And yet the ...
Aquatic resources valuation and policies for poverty elimination in the lower Mekong basin: final report volume 1 project implementation and outcomes
Type: Report
This report presents the final outputs of the project on "Aquatic resources valuation and policies for poverty elimination in the Lower Mekong Basin". Volume 1 summarizes the implementation process, outcomes and key lessons ...
The role of species and systems in the development and growth of aquaculture in Asia: needs and prospects
Type: Book Chapter
This paper reviews the current practices in Asian aquaculture and emerging trends in species and systems against a backdrop of changing structure of demand, supply and trade. It examines key issues concerning the role of ...
Economic valuation and policy priorities for sustainable management of coral reefs
Type: Conference Proceedings
This publication is an outcome of the “International Consultative Workshop for Economic Valuation and Policy Priorities for Sustainable Management of Coral Reefs” held at the WorldFish Center's Headquarters in Penang, ...
Improving developing country food security through aquaculture development - lessons from Asia
Type: Journal Article
This paper provides a framework for examining aquaculture’s linkages to food and nutritional security by elucidating key hypotheses concerning the role of aquaculture in household food and income systems in developing ...
Policy working paper : dynamic agribusiness-focused aquaculture for poverty reduction and economic growth in Bangladesh
Type: Working Paper
This policy working paper was prepared to serve as a background document for the policy stakeholder consultation. The paper examines the potential impacts of agribusiness-focused aquaculture and outlines an appropriate policyand ...