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Fisheries and water productivity in tropical river basins: Enhancing food security and livelihoods by managing water for fish
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleFaced with growing pressure upon freshwater resources, increased water productivity in agriculture is essential. Efforts to do so however need to consider the wider role of water in sustaining food production. This paper ... -
Proceedings of the international workshop responding to HIV and AIDS in the fishery sector in Africa
(2006)Type: Conference PaperThe purpose of the workshop was to enable professionals and organizations working with fishing communities inresponse to HIV and AIDS in Africa to share experiences, appraise the efficacy of their approaches and identify ... -
Community Management by Decree? : lessons from Cambodia's fisheries reform
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleThe Cambodian government introduced a dramatic reform in 2001 that reduced the allocation of commercial fishing lots in favor of local community access. Hailed by community activists, the policy shift nevertheless ... -
A length-based multi-species model for evaluating community responses to fishing
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleQuantitative ecosystem indicators are needed to fulfill the mandate for ecosystem-based fisheries management. A variety of community metrics could potentially be used, but before reference levels for such indices can be ... -
Values of inland fisheries in the Mekong river basin
(2007)Type: BookThis report provides an overview of the biological, economical, social and cultural values of river fisheries in the Lower Mekong Basin (Yunan, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam). The report also identifies the main ... -
Projections of supply and demand for the trade in live reef-fish for food
(2007)Type: Conference PaperThis study adopted an extended version of the AsiaFish model to quantify future changes in supply and demand for live reef-fish as food arising from new technology, management practices and economic growth. It simulated ... -
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 ... -
Micro-credit and community based fisheries management
(2007)Type: BrochureThis impact study confirmed that Community Based Fisheries Management (CBFM) approach has improved the livelihoods of poor households based on increased accessibility to micro-credits; increased credit amount received; ... -
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 ... -
Turning social capital into natural capital: Changing livelihoods of fishers through CBFM
(2007)Type: Conference PaperImpact surveys revealed that CBFM had significantly improved social capital and household income of fishers. Fishers have better access to land and fishing grounds, more diversified livelihood options, greater amount of ... -
Experiences in wetland co-management: the MACH project
(2007)Type: Conference PaperBanchte Shekha is an NGO based in Jessore, south-west Bangladesh that has supported the development and empowerment of poor people, particularly women. In the CBFM-2 project they found it was possible to involve women in ... -
CBFM-2 International conference on community based approaches to fisheries management
(2007)Type: Conference PaperThe CBFM international conference held on 6th and 7th March 2007 in Dhaka, Bangladesh brought together policy makers, scientists and development practioners from all over the world to share experiences in co-mangement of ... -
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 ... -
Micro-enterprise development in selected fishing communities in the province of Iloilo, Philippines
(2007)Type: Conference PaperThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations provided funding in support of the development of micro-enterprises in Banate Bay, Iloilo and Southern Iloilo. This project was implemented by the University of ... -
Co-managing shared waters: a coastal governance experience of Western Visayas Region, Philippines
(2007)Type: Conference PaperCoastal ecosystems in the Philippines are under stress from the combined effects of human overexploitation and habitat destruction. In recent years, the concept of an integrated approach to coastal resource management has ... -
Community based fisheries management : institutional options for empowering fisher communities
(2007)Type: BrochureThe Community Based Fisheries Management Project (CBFM-2) is the second phase of an action research project designed to establish whether the sustainable management of publicly owned and private water bodies can be carried ... -
Social capital : community based fisheries management
(2007)Type: BrochureGlobally, community based natural resources management (CBNRM) has emerged as one of the best options for achieving sustainable resource management and economic development in fisheries, as well as forestry and pastoral ... -
Assessment of earthquake and tsunami impact on fisheries dependent coastal communities of western province, Solomon Islands
(2007)Type: PosterAlmost 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 ... -
Community based fisheries management : capturing the benefits
(2007)Type: BriefThe unequal distribrition of wealth and power in rural Bangladesh makes it difficult for the poorer members of society, including women to access natural resources such as fisheries.Over a ten year period, the Community ... -
The legal background to community based fisheries management in Bangladesh
(2007)Type: BrochureThis booklet, produced as an output from the Community Based Fisheries Management Project - 2nd Phase (CBFM-2), aims to summarise the legal knowledge and experiences built up and challenges faced during the five years of ...
