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    • 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 ...

    • Aquatic foods to nourish nations 

      Golden, C.D.; Koehn, Z.; Shepon, A.; Passarelli, S.; Free, C.; Viana, D.F.; Matthey, H.; Eurich, J.J.; Gephart, J.; Fluet-Chouinard, E.; Nyboer, E.A.; Lynch, A.J.; Kjellevold, M.; Bromage, S.; Charlebois, P.; Barange, M.; Vannuccini, S.; Cao, L.; Kleisner, K.; Rimm, E.B.; Danaei, G.; DeSisto, C.; Kelahan, H.; Fiorella, K.; Little, D.; Allison, E.; Fanzo, J.; Thilsted, S.H.; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651 (2021)
      Type: Journal Article
      Despite contributing to healthy diets for billions of people, aquatic foods are often undervalued as a nutritional solution because their diversity is often reduced to the protein and energy value of a single food type ...

    • Aquatic habitats in the Ayeyarwady Basin and their biodiversity 

      Lee, D.; Zöckler, C. (2018)
      Type: Report
      This document provides a description of the general freshwater habitats found throughout the Ayeyarwady Basin. With a wide range of riverine and wetland habitats and high levels of species biodiversity, the Ayeyarwady River ...

    • Are fishers poor or vulnerable? Assessing economic vulnerability in small-scale fishing communities 

      Béné, C. (2009)
      Type: Journal Article
      An index of economic vulnerability is developed and used with a more conventional measure of income poverty to explore vulnerability and chronic poverty in isolated rural communities. The method is applied to data from ...

    • Assessing and managing the marine fish resources of Sierra Leone, West Africa 

      Vakily, J.M.; Chaytor, D.E.B. (1992)
      Type: Journal Article
      A joint Sierra Leone/1CLARM project funded by the Commission of the European Communities is presented, whose task is to assemble the available survey and fisheries data on the marine fish resources of Sierra Leone, analyze ...

    • Assessing and managing the resources available to the Senegalese small-scale fisheries 

      Diouf, T. (1993)
      Type: Journal Article
      A brief account of the evolution and structure of the marine fisheries of Senegal, West Africa, is presented, with emphasis on the small-scale subsector and on the major recommendations of an international symposium/workshop ...

    • Assessing inclusion in community-based natural resource management: A framework and methodology 

      Johnson, A.; Kleiber, D.L.; Gomese, C.; Sukulu, M.; Saeni-Oeta, J.; Giron-Nava, A.; Cohen, P.J.; McDougall, C.; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813 (2021)
      Type: Manual
      Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) is valued as a model of inclusive development and governance. While CBNRM may perform relatively well for garnering broader participation (Evans et al. 2011), it can ...

    • Assessing the impact of fisheries co-management interventions in developing countries: a meta-analysis 

      Evans, L.; Cherrett, N.; Pemsl, D. (2011)
      Type: Journal Article
      Co-management is now established as a mainstream approach to small-scale fisheries management across the developing world. A comprehensive review of 204 potential cases reveals a lack of impact assessments of fisheries ...

    • Assessment and management of coral reef fisheries: biological, environmental and socio-economic aspects 

      Munro, J.L.; Williams, D.M.B. (1985)
      Type: Book Chapter
      The authors opened discussion by briefly summarising the main points in their paper. Coral reefs occurred predominantly in developing countries and coral reef fisheries were predominantly artesanal. Fishery yields varied ...

    • Assessment methodologies and fisheries management : how to keep making sense 

      Pauly, D. (1994)
      Type: Book Chapter
      A discussion is presented on the topic of fish stock assessment methodologies and fisheries management, considering various research programmes conducted which concern fishery-derived data such as Virtual Population Analysis ...

    • Assessment of earthquake and tsunami impact on fisheries dependent coastal communities of western province, Solomon Islands 

      The WorldFish Center (2007)
      Type: Poster
      Almost 90% of rural communities in the Western Province, Solomon Islands are coastal-based (FAO) and heavily dependent on fi sheries resources for their livelihood. On April 2nd, 2007 a large earthquake and tsunami hit the ...

    • Assessment of Lutjanus vivanus and Lutjanus buccanella in the north Caribbean coast of Costa Rica 

      Tabash, F.A.; Sierra, L.M. (1996)
      Type: Journal Article
      This paper presents results of stock assessment on two snapper species, Lutjanus vivanus and L. buccanella, in the north Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. Growth parameters, mortality rates, length-weight relationships, ...

    • Assessment of the fishing effort level in the shrimp fisheries of the central and southern Gulf of California 

      Medina, A.S.; Soto, L.A. (2003)
      Type: Journal Article
      In view of the concern caused by the declining trend in the annual shrimp yield in the Central Gulf of California, an attempt was made to analyze the fishing effort level exerted upon the shrimp stocks of the blue ...

    • Assessment, management and future directions for coastal fisheries in Asian countries 

      Silvestre, G.; Garces, L.; Stobutzki, I.; Ahmed, M.; Valmonte-Santos, R.A.; Luna, C.; Lachica-Alino, L.; Munro, P.; Christensen, V.; Pauly, D. (eds.) (2003)
      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. ...

    • Attributes of climate resilience in fisheries: From theory to practice 

      Mason, J.; Eurich, J.J.; Lau, J.; Battista, W.; Free, C.; Mills, K.E.; Tokunaga, K.; Zhao, L.Z.; Dickey-Collas, M.; Valle, M.; Pecl, G.; Cinner, J.; McClanahan, T.; Allison, E.; Friedman, W.R.; Silva, C.; Yáñez, E.; Barbieri, M.A.; Kleisner, K.; Jacqueline Lau: 0000-0002-0403-8423 (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      In a changing climate, there is an imperative to build coupled social-ecological systems—including fisheries—that can withstand or adapt to climate stressors. Although resilience theory identifies system attributes that ...

    • Availability of wild spat of the blacklip pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera, from 'open' reef systems in Solomon Islands 

      Friedman, K.J.; Bell, J.H.; Tiroba, G. (1998)
      Type: Journal Article
      In this paper, we report results from a 2-year sampling program to assess spatial and temporal variation in abundances of spat in Solomon Islands. In particular, we focus on the apparent characteristics of good sites for ...

    • Back to the future: integrating rice-fish systems for building resilience 

      Lopez, A.; Yadav, S.; Smith, B.; Freed, S.; De Silva, S.; Dubois, M.; Sarah Freed: 0000-0001-8574-8218; Mark Dubois: 0000-0002-8092-6465 (2021)
      Type: Video
      Integrated rice-fish approaches at farm and land-scape level, supported by a new set of decision support tools can help policy makers and investors in tailoring, targeting, and ultimately, in wide-scale investment in ...

    • Balancing between livelihood and biodiversity conservation: a model study on gear selectivity for harvesting small indigenous fishes in southern Bangladesh 

      Islam, M.M.; Islam, N.; Mostafiz, M.; Sunny, A.R.; Keus, H.J.; Karim, M.; Hossain, M.Z.; Sarker, S.; Manjurul Karim: 0000-0003-4280-3568 (2018)
      Type: Journal Article
      This study has determined a suitable mesh size for small indigenous fish species (SIS) harvesting and has also developed a new gill net operation technique taking into consideration of aquatic biodiversity conservation, ...

    • Balancing carrots and sticks: incentives for sustainable hilsa fishery management in Bangladesh 

      Dewhurst-Richman, N.; Mohammed, E.Y.; Ali, M.L.; Hassan, K.; Wahab, M.A.; Ahmed, Z.F.; Islam, M.M.; Bladon, A.; Haldar, G.C.; Ahmed, C.S.; Majumder, M.K.; Hossain, M.M.; Rahman, A.; Hussein, B. (2016)
      Type: Report
      Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) and Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in collaboration with the Bangladesh government’s Department of Fisheries in 2013–2016 for enhancing the effectiveness and sustainability of ...

    • 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 ...