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What WorldFish does in Malaita Province
(2020)Type: BrochureMalaita is known as the most populous province of the Solomon Islands, with high outputs of agricultural produce from its land and significant populations of ‘sea people’ highly reliant on coastal ecosystems for food and ... -
When can marine reserves improve fisheries management?
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleMarine reserves are a promising tool for fisheries management and conservation of biodiversity, but they are not a panacea for fisheries management problems. For fisheries that target highly mobile single species with ... -
When co-management fails: a review of theory and lessons learned from reservoir fisheries in dry-zone of Sri Lanka
(2007)Type: Conference PaperOver recent decades co-management has become an increasingly popular form of governance reform in many developing countries. Viewed as a means of promoting sustainable and equitable management of natural resources, it has ... -
When fishery rhymes with poverty: a first step beyond the old paradigm on poverty in small-scale fisheries
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleIn this paper, we first look retrospectively at the perceptions embraced by academics, international agencies and practitioners of the relation between fisheries and poverty in developing countries and we try to identify ... -
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 ... -
When should restocking and stock enhancement be used to manage sea cucumber fisheries?
(2004)Type: ReportAccess to technology for producing and releasing juveniles is not a sufficient rationale to proceed with restocking (restoring stocks to the point where they can sustain regular harvests) or stock enhancement (increasing ... -
Who's working on echinoderm fisheries?
(1989)Type: Journal ArticleThe findings are presented of a literature survey conducted regarding research in echinoderm fisheries. Information was obtained from ASFA for the period 1971-88, the ICLARM library and professional staff collections. ... -
Who's working on fishing gear design and construction for small-scale fisheries?
(1991)Type: Journal ArticleThe findings are presented of a search conducted on traditional fishing gear design and construction using the ASFA database (1971-90) and the ICLARM Library and professional staff collections. -
Who's working on reservoir fisheries in developing countries?
(1988)Type: Journal ArticleA brief account is given of a review conducted on the literature on capture fisheries and their development in developing country reservoirs. Areas of research covered are detailed and some addresses given of research ... -
Why Africa's small-scale fisheries "may not count"
Type: News Item/Press ItemDespite the huge potential of Africa’s small-scale fisheries to boost the region’s food security, ramp up nutritional levels, alleviate poverty, and enhance environmental conservation, decision-makers across the continent ... -
Why do fishers fish where they fish? Using the ideal free distribution to understand the behaviour of artisanal reef fishers
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleWe used the theory of the ideal free distribution (IFD) as a framework to understand the mechanisms underlying fishing site selection by Anguillian artisanal fishers exploiting shallow-water coral reefs. Contrary to the ... -
Why marginality persists in a governable fishery: the case of New Zealand
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper examines reproduction of marginality evident in fisheries. Uneven relations are widespread across geography and scale; between distant water fishing nations and coastal developing countries; between fishers on ... -
Winners and losers in area-based management of a small-scale fishery in the Colombian Pacific
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleThe Pacific coast of Colombia has some of the most extensive mangrove forests in South America. As an isolated region and one of the country's poorest, coastal communities rely on fishing as a main source of animal protein ... -
Women's empowerment and improved nutrition: An assessment of a project in Bangladesh using an adapted version of Pro-WEAI for small-scale fisheries and aquaculture (Pro-WEFI)
(2022)Type: PresentationPresentation from the CGIAR GENDER Science Exchange, Nairobi, 12-14 October 2022. -
Women’s Economic Empowerment and Hilsa Fisheries: Experience in ECOFISH Activity
(2021)Type: ReportUSAID funded ECOFISH Activity (2014-2019) aimed to improve the resilience of the Meghna (Padma-Meghna and tributaries) river systems and communities reliant on coastal fisheries. The activity, implemented jointly by WorldFish ... -
Workshop report Regional hilsa knowledge-sharing workshop (Bangladesh–Myanmar): Lessons for incentive-based hilsa management
(2019)Type: ReportHilsa presents a transboundary fisheries management challenge between Myanmar and Bangladesh. With Darwin Initiative support, the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and its partners recently ... -
Workshop Report: Production and conservation of nutrient-rich small fish (SIS) in ponds and wetlands for nutrition security and livelihoods in South Asia
(2014)Type: Conference PaperSmall indigenous fish species (SIS) are an important source of essential macro- and micronutrients that can play an important role in the elimination of malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in the populations of ... -
WorldFish 2020 Annual Report
(2021)Type: Internal ReportIn 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted lives, economies and food systems everywhere. In response to the pandemic, WorldFish and its many partners across the public and private sectors worked to generate scientific evidence, ... -
Yields from coral reef fisheries
(1984)Type: Journal ArticleAn examination is made of the fish production potential of coral reef areas and techniques used to estimate possibleyields. -
Youth in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture
(2021)Type: BriefYouth is considered to be the transition period between childhood and adulthood, and as such encompasses a diverse group of individuals. Differences in gender, caste, class, sexuality and ability influence livelihood ...
