Browsing Resilient small-scale fisheries by Issue Date
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Fish supply and food security for Africa
(2009)Type: BriefFish is an important food for over 400 million Africans, contributing essential proteins, minerals and micronutrients to their diets. Paradoxically, despite the high dependence on fish as a source of animal protein, fish ... -
Songs of the Doomed: The continuing neglect of capture fisheries in hydropower development in the Mekong
(2009)Type: Book ChapterSince early 2007 there has been a repid acceleration in hydropower development in the Mekong Basin. The consequence of this development on fisheries in the area has been downnplayed. Aim of this chapter Discussion reverts ... -
Regional technical workshop, Lusaka, Zambia. 17-19 Jun 2008. 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) ... -
Literacies, development and education in fishing-dependent communities (editorial)
(2009)Type: Journal ArticleEditorial on papers addressing the changing relationships among the various literacies, knowledges and practices in small-scale fishing communities. -
Food security, nutrition and HIV/AIDS in African fisheries: emerging evidence and research directions: a literature review
(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) ... -
Fourniture des services de santé et autres interventions de lutte contre le VIH/SIDA dans le secteur halieutique en Afrique sub-saharienne
(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) ... -
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 ... -
Status and management of the sea cucumber fishery of La Grande Terre, New Caledonia. Programme ZoNéCo
(2009)Type: Working PaperFrom October 2006 to May 2008, The WorldFish Center coordinated a ZoNéCo project to provide support to the Southern and Northern Provinces for decisions about how best to manage the sea cucumber fishery around La Grande ... -
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) ... -
Review of social science literature on risk and vulnerability to HIV/AIDS in fishing communities in Sub-Saharan Africa
(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) ... -
Not by rent alone: analysing the pro-poor functions of small-scale fisheries in developing countries
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleThe dominant view in academic and policy arenas is increasingly one in which the major contribution of capture fisheries to development should be derived from the capacity of society to maximise the economic rent of fishery ... -
Can water productivity metrics guide allocation of freshwater to inland fisheries?
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleWater productivity (WP) metrics have proven useful in comparing production efficiency of various crops. Recently, it has also been proposed to facilitate more equitable allocation of scarce freshwater resources between ... -
The contribution of fish intake, aquaculture, and small-scale fisheries to improving nutrition: A literature review
(2010)Type: Working PaperMuch of fish consumed by the poor are caught by household members and traded in local markets. These fish are rarely or poorly included in national statistics, and it is therefore difficult to estimate precisely the real ... -
Pre-existing fisheries management systems in Indonesia, focusing on Lombok and Maluku
(2010)Type: Book ChapterIn Indonesia pre-existing systems of fisheries management were delegitimized during the 'New Order Era' (1966–1998), and revived after the 'Reform Era' began, in 1998. Three such systems are examined; the awig–awig and ... -
Inland capture fisheries
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleThe reported annual yield from inland capture fisheries in 2008 was over 10 million tonnes, although real catches are probably considerably higher than this. Inland fisheries are extremely complex, and in many cases poorly ... -
Technical guidelines for economic valuation of inland small-scale fisheries in developing countries
(2010)Type: ReportThese “Technical Guidelines for Economic Valuation of Inland Small-scale Fisheries in Developing Countries” are one of the outputs of the project on “Food security and poverty alleviation through improved valuation and ... -
An evaluation of resource overlaps among fishing gears in the coastal fisheries using multivariate techniques
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleSoutheast Asian fisheries such as in San Miguel Bay, Philippines operate in a multi-gear and mixed-species situation. Marine capture fisheries in the Philippines are conventionally sub-divided into municipal (small-scale) ... -
Ecosystem-based fisheries management in small-scale tropical marine fisheries: emerging models of governance arrangements in the Philippines
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleThere has been a gradual evolution in fisheries management over the past decades from a focus on sustainability of a single species or stock and resources to a focus on marine ecosystems. Among the issues to be addressed ... -
Blue harvest: inland fisheries as an ecosystem service
(2010)Type: ReportGlobal food production has increased greatly in recent years and rural livelihoods are much improved in many regions. Yet, despite this clear progress rural poverty and food insecurity remain deeply entrenched in many ... -
Learning and adaptation: the role of fisheries comanagement in building resilient social-ecological systems
(2010)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter focuses on how robust self-organizations can be formed within fisheries co-management systems. Over the last 30 years, co-management has been increasingly advocated as a blueprint solution for small-scale ...
