WorldFish Community: Recent submissions
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Governance structures and sustainability in Indian Ocean sea cucumber fisheries
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleGood governance is paramount to the sustainability of fisheries, and inclusiveness of stakeholder groups has become the centerpiece in the ethos of managing small-scale fisheries. Understanding the effect of governance ... -
Chinese market responses to overexploitation of sharks and sea cucumbers
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleGlobal exploitation of sharks and sea cucumbers to meet consumer demand in China is motivating a rising conservation concern. In order to analyze trends in resource exploitation and market dynamics, this paper reviews ... -
Strengthening post-hoc analysis of community-based fisheries management through the social-ecological systems framework
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleCommunity-based fisheries management (CBFM) is held up as one of the most promising approaches for securing sustainable small-scale fisheries. Yet, the complex features that shape CBFM outcomes remain inadequately understood. ... -
When is a fisher (not) a fisher? Factors that influence the decision to report fishing as an occupation in rural Cambodia
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleIn the developing world, the majority of people who fish in inland areas do so primarily for subsistence needs. This suggests that survey or census questionnaires which collect information concerning the occupations of ... -
Biochemical impacts of salinity on the catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794), and possibility of their farming at low saline water
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleAlthough a stenohaline freshwater fish, the stinging catfish Heteropneustes fossilis, is also available in the freshwater fringes of the coastal areas of Bangladesh, the tolerance of this species to variable environmental ... -
Occurrence and assessment of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in commonly consumed seafood from the coastal area of Bangladesh
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThis study reports the first evidence of the occurrence of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in commonly consumed seafood from the coastal area of Bangladesh. Fifteen target PFAAs in 48 seafood samples (5 finfish and 2 shellfish ... -
Viability and resilience of small-scale fisheries through cooperative arrangements
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThe small-scale fisheries sector in many Pacific islands is facing increasing challenges in relation to resource availability, economic opportunity, and demographic and social pressure. In particular, intensifying cash-oriented ... -
The importance of qualitative social research for effective fisheries management
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleOver 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 ... -
Ecoviability for ecosystem-based fisheries management
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleReconciling food security, economic development and biodiversity conservation is a key challenge, especially in the face of the demographic transition characterizing many countries in the world. Fisheries and marine ... -
Fish, trade and food security: Moving beyond 'availability' discourse in marine conservation
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThe goal of food security increasingly serves as an objective and justification for marine conservation in the global south. In the marine conservation literature this potential link is seldom based upon detailed analysis ... -
Impact of the community-based fish culture system on expenditure and inequality: Evidence from Bangladesh
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThis study investigated the impact of a Community-based Fish Culture (CBFC) system on household expenditure and how expenditure inequality in the fish-producing communities has changed due to involvement in the CBFC system. ... -
Operationalising access to oceanic fisheries resources by small-scale fishers to improve food security in the Pacific Islands
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleMaintaining the level of fish consumption in Pacific Island countries recommended for good nutrition as the populations of coastal communities grow, and as coral reefs are degraded by global warming and ocean acidification, ... -
Social dimensions of local fisheries co-management in the Coral Triangle
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleThe challenge to manage coastal resources within Asia-Pacifics Coral Triangle has gained global attention. Co-management is promoted as a key strategy to address this challenge. Contemporary community-based co-management ... -
Community-based, co-management for governing small-scale fisheries of the Pacific: A Solomon Islands' case study
(2015)Type: Book ChapterThe discourse on solutions to address small-scale fisheries concerns in the Pacific tends to focus heavily on community-based forms of co-management. Decentralizing governance to the community level permits responsiveness ... -
An ecosystem approach to small-scale fisheries through participatory diagnosis in four tropical countries
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleParticipatory diagnosis is an approach to identify, prioritize and mobilise around factors that constrain or enable effective governance and management in small-scale fisheries. Diagnostic frameworks are mostly designed ... -
Conflict and collective action in Tonle Sap fisheries: adapting governance to support community livelihoods
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper presents the results of action research conducted from 2009 to 2015 on the dynamics of resource conflict concerning fisheries and livelihoods in the Tonle Sap Lake, as well as the institutional context and ... -
Predicting vulnerability to management changes in data-limited, small-scale fisheries
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleIt is estimated that more than 200 million people worldwide depend on small-scale fisheries for their livelihood, driving the need for fisheries reform to develop effective, local-level governance systems to protect food ... -
Myanmar fisheries: Offshore (Burmese version)
(2016)Type: BriefMyanmar's offshore fish stocks have been depleted by up to 80% since 1979, exposing Myanmar's people to significant economic, food security, nutrition and environmental risks. This ecosystem decline has been driven by ... -
Myanmar fisheries: Inshore fisheries (Burmese version)
(2016)Type: BriefMyanmar's inshore fisheries support the livelihoods of millions of Myanmar citizens living in coastal areas. However, in recent years, the capacity of these fisheries to support viable livelihoods and contribute significantly ... -
Explaining climate variability vis-a-vis spatio-temporal interactions in Bangladeshi Exclusive Economic Zone (BEEZ)
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleWe present an application of time series remote sensing data and climatological information for improved understanding of complexity in the Bangladeshi Exclusive Economic Zone (BEEZ). Three seasonal slots from the annual ...
