Browsing Resilient small-scale fisheries by Issue Date
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Balancing hydropower and biodiversity in the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThe worlds most biodiverse river basins (the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong) are experiencing an unprecedented boom in construction of hydropower dams. These projects address important energy needs, but advocates often overestimate ... -
Effective supervision of inland capture fisheries of Bangladesh and its hurdles in managing the resources
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleCommunity-based approaches have gained significant attention in inland open water fisheries management in Bangladesh. This article focuses on the challenges and opportunities of the inland open water fishery resources under ... -
Participatory diagnosis of coastal fisheries for North Tarawa and Butaritari island communities in the Republic of Kiribati
(2016)Type: ReportIn support of the Kiribati National Fisheries Policy 2013-2025, the ACIAR project "Improving Community-Based Fisheries Management in Pacific Island Countries" aims to develop and nurture the structures, processes and ... -
Trends, opportunities and constraints in the contribution of fish to the welfare of rural communities in Cambodia
(2016)Type: ReportThis report details rural communities' perspectives on the importance of fish, and how it supports the poor. Variability between zones and social groups is detailed, as well as constraints and opportunities in the sector. -
Predicting vulnerability to management changes in data-limited, small-scale fisheries
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleIt is estimated that more than 200 million people worldwide depend on small-scale fisheries for their livelihood, driving the need for fisheries reform to develop effective, local-level governance systems to protect food ... -
Guide pratique pour la collaboration au service de la résilience
(2016)Type: ManualCollaborating for Resilience a pour mission de catalyser le changement institutionnel dans le but de résoudre les défis communs posés par la gestion des ressources naturelles. Le présent manuel fournit une approche détaillée ... -
Hilsa’s non-consumptive value in Bangladesh: Estimating the non-consumptive value of the hilsa fishery in Bangladesh using the contingent valuation method
(2016)Type: Working PaperHilsa is Bangladesh’s most important single-species fishery: for cultural identity, earnings and employment. However, overfishing, habitat destruction, siltation, pollution and climate change have driven catches down, and ... -
Policies in harmony? Does the New Song agree with the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines?
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleWith the recent endorsement of two supra-national policies -- the New Song and the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines -- Pacific Island countries and territories are being called on to lead the process of national implementation ... -
Biochemical impacts of salinity on the catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794), and possibility of their farming at low saline water
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleAlthough a stenohaline freshwater fish, the stinging catfish Heteropneustes fossilis, is also available in the freshwater fringes of the coastal areas of Bangladesh, the tolerance of this species to variable environmental ... -
Coping with the Double Crisis: Lake Chilwa Recession and the Great Depression on Chisi Island in Colonial Malawi, 1930-1935
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleDuring the 1930s, people in the Lake Chilwa Basin in Malawi had to cope with both the drying up of Lake Chilwa and the global economic depression. We chose to describe this confluence on Chisi Island as the 'double crisis,' ... -
Transboundary research in fisheries
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleSpatial boundaries have become an indispensable part of regimes and tools for regulating fisheries, with examples including marine protected areas, regional fisheries management organizations and Exclusive Economic Zones. ... -
Individual tenure and commercial management of Myanmar's inland fish resources
(2017)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter presents the current state of knowledge on "Inn" fisheries, an important fisheries management regime in Myanmar. The presentation made is based on a comprehensive review of literature, some original research ... -
Occurrence and assessment of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in commonly consumed seafood from the coastal area of Bangladesh
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThis study reports the first evidence of the occurrence of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in commonly consumed seafood from the coastal area of Bangladesh. Fifteen target PFAAs in 48 seafood samples (5 finfish and 2 shellfish ... -
Policy coherence with the small-scale fisheries guidelines: Analysing across scales of governance in Pacific small-scale fisheries
(2017)Type: Book ChapterConcerns about the sustainability of small-scale fisheries, and the equitable distribution of fisheries benefits, are wide-spread within government agencies, non-government organizations, and rural fishing communities ... -
Empirical yield-effort models for Bangladesh inland fisheries
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper aims to support community-based fisheries management (CBFM) of inland fisheries resources in Bangladesh. An investigation into the impact of the nationwide CBFM Project and four alternative yield-effort models ... -
Five principles for network success in Solomon Islands
(2017)Type: BriefIn Solomon Islands, networks consisting of multiple partners are gaining momentum because of their potential to improve the capacity of communities, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and government stakeholders to achieve ... -
Establishing freshwater protected areas to protect biodiversity and improve food security in the Philippines
(2017)Type: Book ChapterThis paper describes the efforts to establish a network of community-conserved areas in the municipality of San Mariano on Luzon, with the dual aim to protect the Philippine crocodile and to improve inland fisheries. The ... -
Status of Fish Aggregating Device fishery in the River Titas of Bangladesh
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper aims to examine the status of Fish Aggregating Device (Katha) fishery in the river Titas in Bangladesh and development of an alternative Katha fishery management strategy. All Fish Aggregating Devices (Kathas) ... -
Community-based fisheries management approach adopted in Bangladesh
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThe Community Based Fisheries Management (CBFM) Project, funded by the Ford Foundation (1994-1999) and the UK Government's Department for International Development (2002- 2006), aimed to promote the sustainable use of, and ... -
Identifying opportunities to improve governance of aquatic agricultural systems through participatory action research
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleChallenges of governance often constitute critical obstacles to efforts to equitably improve livelihoods in social-ecological systems. Yet, just as often, these challenges go unspoken, or are viewed as fixed parts of the ...
