Browsing Sustainable aquaculture by Author "Allison, E.H."

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    • Aquaculture, fisheries, poverty and food security 

      Allison, E.H. (2011)
      Type: Working Paper
      Fisheries and aquaculture play important roles in providing food and income in many developing countries, either as a stand-alone activity or in association with crop agriculture and livestock rearing. The aim of this paper ...

    • Contribution of fisheries and aquaculture to food security and poverty reduction: Assessing the current evidence 

      Béné, C.; Arthur, R.; Norbury, H.; Allison, E.H.; Beveridge, M.; Bush, S.; Campling, L.; Leschen, W.; Little, D.; Squires, D.; Thisted, S.H.; Troell, M.; Williams, M. (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      This paper evaluates the existing evidence of how and to what extent capture fisheries and aquaculture contribute to food security and poverty reduction. In doing so the authors evaluate the quality and scientific rigor ...

    • Fisheries and poverty reduction 

      Thorpe, A.; Andrew, N.L.; Allison, E.H. (2007)
      Type: Report
      The purpose of this review is to review historic and contemporary research into fisher poverty. Our review commences by acknowledging the paucity of studies on the levels of (income) poverty within the sector and highlights ...

    • Food consumption/biomass ratios of the pelagic fish community of Lake Malawi/Niassa 

      Ngatunga, B.P.; Allison, E.H. (1996)
      Type: Journal Article
      An empirical model relating food requirements to morphometric indices of metabolic rate was used to calculate consumption/biomass ratios (Q/B) for 16 species of fish that make the pelagic fish community in Lake Malawi/Niassa. ...

    • Lake of flies, or lake of fish? A tropic model of Lake Malawi 

      Darwall, W.R.T.; Allison, E.H.; Turner, G.F.; Irvine, K. (2010)
      Type: Journal Article
      Ecosystem-focused models have, for the first time, become available for the combined demersal and pelagic components of a large tropical lake ecosystem, Lake Malawi. These provide the opportunity to explore continuing ...

    • Sustaining healthy diets: The role of capture fisheries and aquaculture for improving nutrition in the post-2015 era 

      Thilsted, S.H.; Thorne-Lyman, A.; Webb, P.; Bogard, J.R.; Subasinghe, R.; Phillips, M.J.; Allison, E.H. (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda makes achieving food security and ending malnutrition a global priority. Within this framework, the importance of fisheries in local and global food systems and its contribution ...

    • The end of the line: who is most at risk from the crisis in global fisheries? 

      Hall, S.J.; Dugan, P.; Allison, E.H.; Andrew, N.L. (2010)
      Type: Journal Article
      This synopsis praises the film "The end of the line" in bringing attention to fisheries and food crisis faced by the world. However, not enough focus has been placed on African fisheries where food fish is a key component ...

    • The sustainable livelihoods approach to the development of freshwater prawn marketing systems in Southwest Bangladesh 

      Ahmed, N.; Lecouffe, C.; Allison, E.H.; Muir, J.F. (2009)
      Type: Journal Article
      A conceptual framework, drawn from an approach to poverty reduction known as the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA), is applied to understanding the role of freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) marketing systems ...