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COVID-19 impacts on women fish processors and traders in sub-Saharan Africa: Insights and recommendations for building forward better
(2021)Type: BriefThe COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying responses to mitigate this global health crisis have resulted in substantial disruptions to demand, production, distribution and labor in fisheries, aquaculture and food systems. These ... -
Crab fisheries in Cambodia and the development of crab banks
(2012)Type: ReportThe crab (swimming crab; Portunus pelagicus) fishery in coastal Cambodia appears to have declined in recent years due to over-fishing and a growth in the number of fishermen, but remains an important source of income for ... -
Criteria for release strategies and evaluating the restocking of sea cucumbers
(2004)Type: ReportConservative management should be the key to sustainable sea cucumber fisheries, and the release of hatchery-produced juveniles could speed the recovery of depleted stocks. Advances in methods for culturing sea cucumbers ... -
Critical reflections from fostering adaptive community-based, co-management in Solomon Islands' small-scale fisheries
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleAdaptive co-management approaches have been at the core of attempts to apply resilience principles to small-scale fisheries. Although recommendations of what should be done to promote resilience are commonplace, insights ... -
Customary law and lore of the sea
(1986)Type: Journal ArticleCustomary sea tenure together with traditional knowledge of marine resources and its application to their management is discussed in this article. -
Customary law and the evolution of coastal zone management
(1980)Type: Journal ArticleAlthough fisheries production in the Indo-Pacific has markedly increased, employment opportunities have diminished, social inequalities have been exacerbated and peasant fishing households have been further impoverished. ... -
Dams and fisheries in the Mekong Basin
(2009)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper draws on approaches in ecology, biology and policy analysis to examine the tensions between dams and fisheries in the Lower Mekong Basin. We review the exceptional importance of Mekong fisheries in terms of total ... -
Decision analysis applied to the fishery of the sea snail Concholepas concholepas from central northern coast of Chile
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleFormal decision analysis was applied to the management of loco (Concholepas concholepas, Fam. Muricidae) in Chile, 29-35 degrees S. Four interested groups were considered "Fishers", "Scientists", "Buyers" and the "State", ... -
Decline of demersal coastal fisheries resources in three developing Asian countries
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleWorldwide, there is serious concern about the state of fisheries; yet for Asia, which accounts for half of the global fisheries production, information on the state of fisheries in order to guide management is sparse. In ... -
Demersal fish assemblages of the Southwest Coast of India
(2003)Type: Book ChapterDemersal surveys from the southwest coast of India were analyzed to determine the general pattern of distribution of demersal species assemblages in the area. Seasonality is pronounced, indicating three major periods, ... -
Democratic Republic of the Congo planning meeting, 5-6 Dec 2007. Workshop report
(2009)Type: ReportThe WorldFish Center and FAO are implementing a regional programme entitled "Fisheries and HIV/AIDS in Africa; investing in sustainable solutions", funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) ... -
Democratic Yemen fisheries: cuttlefish and sea cucumber
(1985)Type: Journal ArticleCuttlefish form the largest fishery in the coastal waters of the Yemen; Sepia pharonis is the commercial variety fished. Details are given of the fishing season, overfishing, foreign collaboration and regulation measures. ... -
Detachment and grading of the tropical sea cucumber sandfish, Holothuria scabra, juveniles from settlement substrates
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleThe International Centre for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) in the Solomon Islands has a 5-year project to develop methods for mass rearing of tropical sea cucumbers for the purpose of enhancing wild stocks ... -
Detecting fisheries trends in a co-managed area in the Kingdom of Tonga
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleCommunity based and co-management approaches are increasingly used strategies for marine conservation and sustainable management in the tropical Pacific. However, our understanding of the effectiveness of co-management on ... -
Determination of fisheries benefits from floodplain riverine systems in Bangladesh: a mathematical programming approach
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper presents a non-linear programming model developed to determine the total benefits obtainable from the various floodplain riverine fisheries of Bangladesh. With the help of the model, performance-response of each ... -
Determination of moulting events in rock lobsters from pleopod clipping
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleRock lobster growth is routinely measured for research to optimise management measures such as size limits and quotas. The process of estimating growth is complicated in crustaceans as growth only occurs when the animal ... -
Developing a methodology for standardized fish monitoring in the Mekong Basin
(2016)Type: ReportThis report details the methodology developed and tested with three universities in the region for the standardized monitoring of fish resources basinwide. -
Developing markets for small-scale fisheries: utilizing the value chain approach
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter describes the constraints for marketing by small-scale fisheries and the steps for market development, including stabilization of the fish supply, setting up cooperatives, enhancing relations in the value chain ... -
Development and management of artisanal fishery for yellow clam Mesodesma mactroides in Uruguay
(1989)Type: Journal ArticleA description is given of the artisanal fishery for yellow clam (Mesodesma mactroides ) conducted on beaches between the resorts of La Coronilla and Barra de Chuy, Uruguay. The clams are gathered by means of simple implements ... -
Development of fisheries co-management in Cambodia : a case study and its implications
(2006)Type: Working PaperThe livelihoods and food security of many Cambodians depend heavily on inland capture fisheries, so the sustainable management of these fisheries is very important. Notwithstanding, the sustainability of Mekong fisheries ...
