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Gender accommodative versus transformative approaches: a comparative assessment within a post-harvest fish loss reduction intervention
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleTechnical and social constraints limit value chain actors from equitably engaging in and benefiting from capture fisheries in low-income settings. Extension and development programs often focus on the former, which reflects ... -
Limits of tilapia aquaculture for rural livelihoods in Solomon Islands
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleIncreasing pressure on coastal fisheries poses serious threats to local livelihoods and the food security of Pacific Islanders. In response, governments and development agencies have explored tilapia pond aquaculture as ... -
Value chain impact of the increased hilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha) harvest in Bangladesh
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleHilsa shad is the largest single fish species, contributing 12% of the total fish production in Bangladesh. Since the rapid decline of its harvest in early 2000, the government of Bangladesh took various initiatives to ... -
Adapted technologies and Practices for Agriculture and Fisheries in Timor-Leste: Nearshore Fish Aggregating Devices
(2020)Type: BriefFisheries in Timor-Leste are very small-scale. Fishing is undertaken on foot (gleaning), and in unpowered canoes and small motorboats, targeting reef and nearshore pelagic fish primarily with gill nets, hand lines, spear ... -
Building adaptive capacity to climate change; approaches applied in five diverse fisheries settings
(2020)Type: BriefClimate change poses a range of risks to coastal and inland rural communities in the global tropics. People living within these communities depend directly on physical and natural environments for income, food and their ... -
Multi-Stakeholder Information and Communication (MuSIC) Workshop - small-scale fisheries, food security and wholesome nutrition
(2020)Type: Internal ReportVibrant small-scale fishing communities contribute to local food security and wholesome nutrition by providing fresh fish; create spatially dispersed local employment particularly for women; contribute to reduction of ... -
Lived experiences: Small-scale fishers and fishworkers share their stories
(2020)Type: BlogMillions of people across the globe work in and around small-scale fisheries, which provides them and their communities with vital income, food and nutrition and sustains their culture. Here, we hear from fishers and ... -
Youth participation in small-scale fisheries, aquaculture and value chains in Africa and the Asia-Pacific
(2020)Type: Internal ReportIWMI, a managing partner of FISH, conducted an assessment of youth participation in SSF, aquaculture and value chains between November 2017 and May 2018. The assessment was conducted in Africa and the Asia-Pacific, with a ... -
Fisheries co-management in hilsa shad sanctuaries of Bangladesh: Early experiences and implementation challenges
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleNational fish hilsa was declining in Bangladesh. The government of Bangladesh took several measures like the establishment of sanctuaries, bans on catching of brood hilsa and its offspring jatka, and reduced the illegal ... -
Lessons from the Pacific about balancing community and environmental needs
(2020)Type: BlogBlog entry for the journal on the CoralCOE website: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. ‘Sixteen years of social and ecological dynamics reveal challenges and opportunities for adaptive management in sustaining ... -
Through their eyes: Fishing communities voice their stories through photos
(2020)Type: BlogFrom the coast of Peru to the shores of Lake Chilwa in Malawi to fresh produce markets in Vietnam, small-scale fisheries provide vital income, food, nutrition and a sense of identity. Here we share photos and voices of ... -
Webinar: Small scale fisheries in inland open water: status and opportunity
(2020)Type: VideoWeb-based Pan-Asia webinar on “Small Scale Fisheries in Inland open water: Status and opportunity” with virtual participation of experts, academicians and institutions from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Malaysia ... -
Hilsa fishery management in Bangladesh
(2020)Type: Conference PaperHilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha), is a biologically, nutritionally, economically, socially and culturally important species in the Bay of Bengal and Persian Gulf regions, but Bangladesh enjoys the major share wherein it ... -
Food system perspective on fisheries and aquaculture development in Asia
(2020)Type: Concept NoteThis paper reviews development research and policies on freshwater fish in South and Southeast Asia. We conduct a systematic review of academic literature from three major science-based policy institutions to analyze ... -
Fisheries management based on gear selectivity of a tropical reservoir, Lake Nasser, Egypt
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleLake Nasser, a large man-made tropical reservoir, located in the southern part of Egypt. The lakes’ fisheries have undergone steady decrease during the last 10 years obscuring its potential for sustainability. Fisheries ... -
Illuminating Hidden Harvests Q&As
(2020)Type: OtherThis Q&A document contains responses to the 45 questions asked by participants during the Illuminating Hidden Harvests webinar held on 17 July 2020 as part of the Virtual Dialogues on the Path to the 34th Session of the ... -
Community Based Resource Management in Malaita Province
(2020)Type: BrochureThis factsheet includes a map that indicates activities undertaken by World Fish and the Malaita Provincial Fisheries Office to support community-based resource management of local marine resources and the current status ... -
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 ... -
Access to marine ecosystem services: Examining entanglement and legitimacy in customary institutions
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleEcosystem services have become a dominant paradigm for understanding how people derive well-being from ecosystems. However, the framework has been critiqued for over-emphasizing the availability of services as a proxy for ... -
Capturing the value of fisheries using photovoice
(2020)Type: NewsletterMen and women contribute to fisheries in many ways. However, women’s contribution to coastal fisheries is often not counted and is less recognised in the Pacific. Furthermore, most data collected in the Pacific on fisheries ...
