Browsing Resilient small-scale fisheries by Issue Date
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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 ... -
Fisheries, large-scale trade, and conservation of seahorses in Malaysia and Thailand
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleAll seahorse species (genus Hippocampus) are listed under CITES Appendix II, requiring that exports of these fishes must be regulated for sustainability. Preliminary trade surveys and anecdotal reports suggested Malaysia ... -
Community-based adaptive resource management in Solomon Islands: lessons learned
(2010)Type: BriefThis brief presents a review of lessons learned and good practices in developing management plans within the context of community based resource management (CBRM) in Solomon Islands. The lessons are based on work done by ... -
Mekong fisheries and mainstream dams: fisheries sections
(2010)Type: ReportTwelve hydropower schemes have been proposed for the Lao, Lao-Thai and Cambodian reaches of the Mekong mainstream. Implementation of any or all of the proposed mainstream projects in the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) could have ... -
Rapid assessment of community needs and fisheries status in tsunami-affected communities in Aceh Province, Indonesia
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper describes the application of the methodology called Rapid Appraisal of Fisheries Management System (RAFMS) to assess quickly the situation in tsunami-affected coastal fisheries in Aceh Province, Indonesia. As a ... -
Informal networks in policy processes: the case of community-based fisheries management in Bangladesh
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleA significant share of research for development aims at improving policy. The authors use the case of community-based fisheries management in Bangladesh to demonstrate how social network analysis can be applied to explore ... -
Challenges to sustainable management of the lakes of Malawi
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper reviews the management challenges facing Malawi lakes and analyzes the management responses that have been developed to deal with these challenges. Malawi lakes are under considerable stress due to high population ... -
Effects of marine protected areas on local fisheries: evidence from empirical studies
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter reviews and assesses current empirical evidence of marine protected area (MPA) effects on fisheries. First, we briefly describe the mechanisms by which MPAs may affect fisheries. Second, we synthesize empirical ... -
The status of routine fishery data collection in Southeast Asia, central America, the South Pacific, and West Africa, with special reference to small-scale fisheries
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleThe Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) strategy for improving information on the status and trends of capture fisheries (FAO Strategy STF) was endorsed by Member States and the UN General Assembly in 2003. Its overall ... -
Does selective fishing conserve community biodiversity? Predictions from a length-based multispecies model
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleThis study challenges the widely held view that improved fisheries selectivity would always help to maintain marine biodiversity. Using a length-based multi-species model, we investigate the effects of selective versus ... -
Conditions for successful co-management: lessons learned in Asia, Africa, the Pacific and the wider Caribbean
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThe purpose of this chapter is to present and discuss key conditions for the successful implementation of fisheries and coastal co-management identified in South-east Asia, Africa, the Pacific and the wider Caribbean. These ... -
Should states and international organizations adopt a human rights approach to fisheries policy?
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleNon-governmental organizations (ngo) and fisherfolk organizations already use human rights principles and legislation to campaign for the social, economic and cultural rights of fishing people. Yet, despite the widespread ... -
Diagnosis and the management constituency of small-scale fisheries
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThe concepts and implementation of the Participatory Diagnosis and Adaptive Management (PDAM) framework for small-scale fishery development and management in developing countries are described. -
Primary fisheries management: a minimum requirement for provision of sustainable human benefits in small-scale fisheries
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleThe social and economic importance of small-scale fisheries is frequently under-valued, and they are rarely effectively managed. There is now growing consensus on how these fisheries could be managed for sustainability and ... -
Poverty reduction as a means to enhance resilience in small-scale fisheries
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter examines the multiple dimensions of poverty and related 'state of being' such as vulnerability and social exclusion, with reference to several important aspects of vulnerability, including gender, climate ... -
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 ... -
Analysis of power in fisheries co-management: experiences from Malawi
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleIn this article we analyze co-management arrangements in Malawi through the lenses of the concept of power. We focus the analysis at the local level where most of the more important actors operate. These include the fishing ... -
Catalyzing collective action to address natural resource conflict: lessons from Cambodia's Tonle Sap Lake
(2011)Type: Working PaperThis paper reports on outcomes and lessons learned from a 15-month initiative aimed at strengthening collective action to address natural resource conflict in Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake. Employing the Appreciation-Influence-Control ... -
Assessing the impact of fisheries co-management interventions in developing countries: a meta-analysis
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleCo-management is now established as a mainstream approach to small-scale fisheries management across the developing world. A comprehensive review of 204 potential cases reveals a lack of impact assessments of fisheries ... -
Under-reported and undervalued: small-scale fisheries in the developing world
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter discusses the collection of data on small-scale fisheries in developing countries, the limitations of national data systems and progress in synthesizing collected data.
