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Illuminating hidden harvests: The contribution of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development
(2020)Type: PresentationSmall-scale fisheries (SSF) employ over 90 percent of fishers and fish workers worldwide and, among these, 96 percent live in developing countries where they produce almost as much fish for direct domestic consumption as ... -
Illuminating hidden harvests: The contribution of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development
(2018)Type: BriefFAO, WorldFish and Duke University are working in partnership with experts globally to revisit and build on the Hidden Harvest study in 2012. Encompassing the pre-harvesting, harvesting and post-harvesting sectors of inland ... -
Illuminating Hidden Harvests: The contribution of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development
(2021)Type: BriefThis brief provides an update on the status of the Illuminating Hidden Harvests (IHH) study and shares emerging insights on the need for better data collection and analysis, and additional monitoring capacity to improve ... -
Illuminating Hidden Harvests: the contribution of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development
Type: ReportThe State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) is the flagship publication of the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department. This premier advocacy document is published every two years to provide policy-makers, civil ... -
Illuminating Hidden Harvests: The conversation around a global and collaborative small-scale fisheries study highlights the under-recognition and under-reporting of women’s work
Type: BlogIlluminating Hidden Harvests: The contribution of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development’ (IHH) is a collaborative study led by FAO, Duke University and WorldFish. The study, due out in 2021, consists of 58 country ... -
Iluminando las cosechas ocultas: La contribución global de las pesquerías de pequeña escala para el desarrollo sostenible
(2018)Type: BriefEn el 2012, el Banco Mundial, la FAO y WorldFish publicaron un estudio llamado “La Cosecha Oculta: la Contribución Global de la Pesca de Captura.” Para apoyar la implementación de las Directrices PPEs, y en respuesta a los ... -
Impact evaluation of community-based coastal resource management projects in the Philippines
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleThe benefits of decentralizing the management of coastal resources to local governments and resource users have long been recognized, but the best systems for coastal resources management depend on many factors. A number ... -
Impact of community based management approaches on fishery resource diversity of seven flowing rivers in Bangladesh
(2007)Type: Conference PaperResearch showed that fish production, abundance and biodiversity were significantly higher in CBFM project sites compared to control water bodies. Performance indicators also suggested that fisher-managed approach yielded ... -
Impact of tannery effluents on the aquatic environment of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleThis study presents an overview of the existence and effects of six heavy metals, chromium (Cr), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), manganese (Mn), and aluminum (Al), in tannery effluents released to the Buriganga River ... -
Impact of the community-based fish culture system on expenditure and inequality: Evidence from Bangladesh
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThis study investigated the impact of a Community-based Fish Culture (CBFC) system on household expenditure and how expenditure inequality in the fish-producing communities has changed due to involvement in the CBFC system. ... -
Impact of the Community-Based Fisheries Management on sustainable use of inland fisheries in Bangladesh
(2007)Type: Conference PaperResearch showed that fish production, abundance and biodiversity were significantly higher in CBFM project sites compared to control water bodies. Performance indicators also suggested that fisher-managed approach yielded ... -
Impacts of fishing bans for conservation on hilsa fishers' livelihoods: Challenges and opportunities
(2018)Type: Book ChapterThis study assesses the impacts of fishing bans in Bangladesh on the livelihoods of hilsa fisher communities and opportunities for improvement. This study found that although the bans have resulted in higher total hilsa ... -
Implementing resilience management: lessons from fishing communities in the Niger basin
(2010)Type: BriefSmall inland fisheries are important to the livelihoods of the poor in Africa, contributing both food security and income to millions of households living near freshwater lakes, reservoirs, rivers and floodplains. These ... -
Implications for equity and management
(1982)Type: Book ChapterThe economic efficiency and distribution of benefits from the fisheries of San Miguel Bay, Philippines are examined in this paper. The total annual value of catch from the Bay in 1980-1981 was estimated to be US6 million. ... -
Improved access to information on market and SSA technologies (BMPs)
Type: ManualThis manual is to assist in strengthening the skills, knowledge and attitudes of Small-Scale Aquaculture (SSA) household members with improved access to information on market and SSA technologies (BMPs) in Eastern and ... -
Improved fisheries management in the Barotse Floodplain of Zambia - An urgent call for action
(2013)Type: BriefAn estimated 70,000 people depend on the resources of the Barotse floodplain for their livelihood, food and nutrition security. However, poor management, increasing fishing pressure and use of destructive fishing gears ... -
Improved fisheries productivity and management in tropical reservoirs
(2009)Type: Working PaperThe objective of the project was to contribute to the current research on reservoirs enhancement fisheries in tropical countries through the implementation of a series of action-research activities implemented in two small ... -
Improving fisheries in Cameroon
(2005)Type: BrochureThe Republic of Cameroon is a tropical West African country, slightly larger than California (475,000 km2), lying 60 north of the equator and 12° east of Greenwich. Recent estimates place the population slightly above 16 ... -
Improving Fishery Management in Support of Better Governance of Myanmar's Inland and Delta Fisheries
(2017)Type: BriefKnown as MYFish 2, the Improving Fishery Management in Support of Better Governance of Myanmar's Inland and Delta Fisheries project is funded by the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). It ... -
Improving fishing incomes when resources are overfished
(1981)Type: Journal ArticleDespite increased evidence of overfishing of coastal and inland resources in the Indo-Pacific region, government fisheries development programmes, for the most part, retain their 'production' orientation. Using the familiar ...
