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Review on community-based fisheries management studies in eastern Indonesia
(1997)Type: ReportCommunity-based fisheries management (CBFM) may be viewed as a process by which fishers are given the opportunity and responsibility to manage their own resources; define their needs, goals, and aspirations, and make ... -
Rice field fisheries: a resource for Cambodia
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleSmall-scale fisheries in and around rice fields in the lowland areas of Cambodia are greatly underestimated and undervalued. Their contribution to the protein requirements of the poor rural households is significant. In ... -
Rice field fisheries: wild aquatic species diversity, food provision services and contribution to inland fisheries
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleCambodia's rice field fisheries contribute to national fisheries production and fish consumption in farming-fishing households. As irrigation development is underway to expand the (currently 17%) rice field area irrigated, ... -
Rice-fish Systems – Back to the Future
(2020)Type: BlogResearch by World Fish, IWMI and IRRI, some of which is summarized in a newly published journal article, demonstrates that rice-fish systems can make efficient use of increasingly scarce water and land resources and reduce ... -
Rights and representation support justice across aquatic food systems
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleInjustices are prevalent in food systems, where the accumulation of vast wealth is possible for a few, yet one in ten people remain hungry. Here, for 194 countries we combine aquatic food production, distribution and ... -
Rights, equity and justice: A diagnostic for social meta-norm diffusion in environmental governance
Type: Journal ArticleSocial meta-norms, including human rights, gender equality, equity and environmental justice, are mainstream principles of good environmental governance. The permeation of social meta-norms through global environmental ... -
Rights-based fisheries governance: from fishing rights to human rights
(2012)Type: Journal ArticleIn the last twenty years, policy prescriptions for addressing the global crisis in fisheries have centred on strengthening fisheries governance through clarifying exclusive individual or community rights of access to fishery ... -
River fisheries: ecological bases for management and conservation
(2004)Type: ReportLarge rivers and their floodplains support a significant proportion of the world’s biodiversity and provide important goods and ecological services to society, including fisheries. Riverine ecosystems and fisheries are ... -
Rock lobster in Democratic Yemen
(1983)Type: Journal ArticleRock lobsters have been known to exist in the Aden Gulf since 1962, but the commercial catches of this valuable resource began in 1975. This short article gives an account of rock lobster fisheries in Yemen. -
The Role of Coral Reef Small-Scale Fisheries for Addressing Malnutrition and Avoiding Biodiversity Loss
(2022)Type: Working PaperIntegrated management of coral reef foods, as a highly diverse set of blue foods, can contribute to addressing the dual challenges of malnutrition and biodiversity loss. Advances in nutrition research have made it possible ... -
The role of small-scale fisheries in Nigeria’s food system
(2022)Type: Internal ReportThis discussion paper draws together recent data on fish and aquatic foods, and nutrition in Nigeria, to examine how small-scale fisheries fit within and contribute to Nigeria’s food system. Much of the analysis and ... -
Rotational harvesting is a risky strategy for vulnerable marine animals
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleSea cucumber fisheries exemplify resource systems under intense exploitation pressure from lucrative Asian markets. Plagányi et al. (1) model the performance of rotational harvests of sea cucumbers on the Great Barrier ... -
Rotational zoning systems in multi-species sea cucumber fisheries
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleRotational zoning systems (RZSs) have been applied as a spatial management tool for fisheries in developed countries. Fishing grounds are divided into numerous plots and assigned a cyclical periodicity for harvest. This ... -
Scaling strategy: Upgrading fisheries science curriculum and training tools for Zambia and the SADC region
Type: BriefImproved performance of aquaculture value chains has been shown to promote economic, social, and environmental development in developing countries. Effective linkages of small and medium scale farmers to profitable value ... -
Scientific food systems help biodiversity, livelihoods
(2021)Type: BlogEvidence-based collaborative approaches need to be applied to conservation as a million animal and plant species are being pushed to the brink of extinction and fish stocks fall globally. Scientific food systems help ... -
SDC_End-term Project Result Assessment and Evaluation of the YEAG Project: Evaluation Report 2019
Type: Donor ReportThe current present output of assessment report for Youth Employment in Aswan Governorate; extension of fisheries and aquaculture. The project funded by SDC for 18 months and extended for 3 months. -
Seafood in Food Security: A Call for Bridging the Terrestrial-Aquatic Divide
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleThe contribution of seafood to global food security is being increasingly highlighted in policy. However, the extent to which such claims are supported in the current food security literature is unclear. This review assesses ... -
Seasonal trawling bans can be very successful in heavily overfished areas: the "Cyprus effect"
(1986)Type: Journal ArticleSeasonal trawling bans or closed seasons are among the most conventional management measures. They are more easily enforceable and, if implemented at the appropriate time of the year, usually produce good results. The ... -
Seaweed farming as alternative income for small-scale fishermen: a case study
(1980)Type: Conference PaperIf access to a fully exploited fishery resources remains open, the development of alternative or supplementary income sources offers the best hope for raising incomes in fishing communities. This paper presents a case study ... -
Securing a just space for small-scale fisheries in the blue economy
(2019)Type: Journal ArticleThe vast development opportunities offered by the world’s coasts and oceans have attracted the attention of governments, private enterprises, philanthropic organizations and international conservation organizations. ...


















