WorldFish Community: Recent submissions

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    • Myanmar fisheries: Freshwater fisheries (Burmese version) 

      Myanmar Fisheries Partnership (2016)
      Type: Brief
      The freshwater fisheries in Myanmar are economically significant and important to livelihoods and food security. Yet significant threats to the resource base and public demand call for the development of management ...

    • Colaboración para la creación de resiliencia: una guía para profesionales 

      Ratner, B.D.; Smith, W.E. (2016)
      Type: Manual
      Colaborating for Resilience tiene como objetivo catalizar el cambio institucional a fin de abordar desafíos comunes en la gestión de los recursos naturales. En este manual se presenta un método para organizar el diálogo,emprender ...

    • Guide pratique pour la collaboration au service de la résilience 

      Ratner, B.D.; Smith, W.E. (2016)
      Type: Manual
      Collaborating for Resilience a pour mission de catalyser le changement institutionnel dans le but de résoudre les défis communs posés par la gestion des ressources naturelles. Le présent manuel fournit une approche détaillée ...

    • Coping with resettlement: A livelihood adaptation analysis in the Mekong River basin 

      Kura, Y.; Joffre, O.; Laplante, B.; Sengvilaykham, B.; Yumiko Kura: 0000-0002-1774-1943 (2017)
      Type: Journal Article
      A major driver of change in the Mekong River basin relates to hydropower development and the consequent changes in landscape and natural resource access regime that it induces. In this paper, we examine how the livelihoods ...

    • Transboundary research in fisheries 

      Song, A.M.; Scholtens, J.; Stephen, J.; Bavinck, M.; Chuenpagdee, R. (2017)
      Type: Journal Article
      Spatial boundaries have become an indispensable part of regimes and tools for regulating fisheries, with examples including marine protected areas, regional fisheries management organizations and Exclusive Economic Zones. ...

    • Keeping food on the table: Human responses and changing coastal fisheries in Solomon Islands 

      Albert, S.; Aswani, S.; Fisher, P.L.; Albert, J. (2015)
      Type: Journal Article
      Globally the majority of commercial fisheries have experienced dramatic declines in stock and catch. Likewise, projections for many subsistence fisheries in the tropics indicate a dramatic decline is looming in the coming ...

    • Aquatic agricultural systems in Cambodia: National situation analysis 

      Un, B.; Pech, S.; Baran, E. (2015)
      Type: Report
      The objective of the current report produced for the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) is to provide basic information on key constraints driving poverty and vulnerability in aquatic agricultural ...

    • Rotational harvesting is a risky strategy for vulnerable marine animals 

      Purcell, S.W.; Uthicke, S.; Byrne, M.; Eriksson, H.; Hampus Eriksson: 0000-0003-1199-6889 (2015)
      Type: Journal Article
      Sea cucumber fisheries exemplify resource systems under intense exploitation pressure from lucrative Asian markets. Plagányi et al. (1) model the performance of rotational harvests of sea cucumbers on the Great Barrier ...

    • Balancing hydropower and biodiversity in the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong 

      Winemiller, K.O.; McIntyre, P.B.; Castello, L.; Fluet-Chouinard, E.; Giarrizzo, T.; Nam, S.; Baird, I.G.; Darwall, W.; Lujan, N.K.; Harrison, I.; Stiassny, M.L.J.; Silvano, R.A.M.; Fitzgerald, D.B.; Pelicice, F.M.; Agostinho, A.A.; Gomes, L.C.; Albert, J.S.; Baran, E.; Petrere Jr, M.; Zarfl, C.; Mulligan, M.; Sullivan, J.P.; Arantes, C.C.; Sousa, L.M.; Koning, A.A.; Hoeinghaus, D.J.; Sabaj, M.; Lundberg, J.G.; Armbruster, J.; Thieme, M.L.; Petry, P.; Zuanon, J.; Torrente Vilara, G.; Snoeks, J.; Ou, C.; Rainboth, W.; Pavanelli, C.S.; Akama, A.; van Soesbergen, A.; Sáenz, L. (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      The worlds most biodiverse river basins (the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong) are experiencing an unprecedented boom in construction of hydropower dams. These projects address important energy needs, but advocates often overestimate ...

    • Lake Nasser fisheries: Recommendations for management, including monitoring and stock assessment 

      Halls, A.S. (2015)
      Type: Report
      This study sought to improve the baseline knowledge of the fisheries of Lake Nasser and to make recommendations for the improved management of the fisheries, including stock assessment. The study included the review of key ...

    • Lake Nasser fisheries: Literature review and situation analysis 

      Halls, A.S.; Habib, O.A.; Nasr-Allah, A.; Dickson, M. (2015)
      Type: Report
      This study sought to improve the baseline knowledge of the fisheries of Lake Nasser and to make recommendations for the improved management of the fisheries, including stock assessment. This review draws heavily from the ...

    • Fish, sediment and dams in the Mekong 

      Baran, E.; Guerin, E.; Nasielski, J. (2015)
      Type: Book
      The Mekong River is home to the largest inland fishery in the world, which is due in part to its exceptional sediment and nutrient loads. The number of dams in the Basin is expected to increase from 16 in the year 2000 to ...

    • Myanmar fisheries: Freshwater fisheries 

      Myanmar Fisheries Partnership (2016)
      Type: Brief
      The freshwater fisheries in Myanmar are economically significant and important to livelihoods and food security. Yet significant threats to the resource base and public demand call for the development of management ...

    • Is resilience socially constructed? Empirical evidence from Fiji, Ghana, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam 

      Béné, C.; Al-Hassan, R.M.; Amarasinghe, O.; Fong, P.; Ocran, J.; Onumah, E.; Ratuniata, R.; Tuyen, T.V.; McGregor, J.A.; Mills, D.J. (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      The objective of this paper is to better understand the various individual and household factors that influence resilience, that is, people's ability to respond adequately to shocks and stressors. One of our hypotheses is ...

    • Myanmar fisheries: Inshore fisheries 

      Myanmar Fisheries Partnership (2016)
      Type: Brief
      Myanmar'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 ...

    • Cambodias fisheries: a decade of changes and evolution 

      None (2015)
      Type: Journal Article
      How have capture fisheries in Cambodia changed over the past decade? This article compares fish diversity, catches, consumption as well as livelihood strategies and fisheries arrangements as documented by two studies ...

    • Myanmar fisheries: Offshore fisheries 

      Myanmar Fisheries Partnership (2016)
      Type: Brief
      Myanmar'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 ...

    • What influences the form that community-based fisheries management takes in Vanuatu 

      Tavue, R.B.; Neihapi, P.; Cohen, P.J.; Raubani, J.; Bertram, I.; Philippa Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943 (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      Vanuatu has a long history of efforts to manage coastal fisheries, from customary practices to various forms of contemporary community-based fisheries management (CBFM) promoted by non-governmental organisations and ...

    • Sharing Pacific nearshore FAD expertise 

      Albert, J.; Sokimi, W.; James, P. (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      Nearshore fish aggregating devices (FADs) are gaining momentum in the Pacific region as a tool to enhance food security and income for fishers and communities, and to reduce pressure on the resources of lagoons and reef ...

    • Spreading community-based resource management: Testing the "lite-touch" approach in Solomon Islands 

      Orirana, G.; Siota, F.; Cohen, P.; Atitete, T.; Schwarz, A.M.; Govan, H.; Philippa Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943 (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      In Solomon Islands, community-based resource management (CBRM) is the main strategy for managing coastal fisheries. Although hundreds of communities have implemented CBRM already, the majority of Solomon Islands communities ...