Browsing Resilient small-scale fisheries by Author "Allison, E.H."
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A framework to assess national level vulnerability from the perspective of food security: The case of coral reef fisheries
(2012)Type: Journal ArticleMeasuring the vulnerability of human populations to environmental change is increasingly being used to develop appropriate adaptation policies and management plans for different economic sectors. We developed a national-level ... -
Counting the fish eaten rather than the fish caught
(2018)Type: OtherThis is a commentary on a recent study by Fluet-Chouinard et al. that assesses fish catches by counting how many fish are eaten. -
Diagnosis and management of small-scale fisheries in developing countries
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleSmall-scale fisheries (SSF) make important but undervalued contributions to the economies of some of the world’s poorest countries. They also provide much of the animal protein needed by societies in which food security ... -
Diversifying the use of tuna to improve food security and public health in Pacific Island countries and territories
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleThe large tuna resources of the Western and Central Pacific Ocean are delivering great economic benefits to Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) through sale of licences to distant water fishing nations and ... -
Fisheries policies for a new era
(2013)Type: BriefThere is a growing recognition that the fisheries policies of the past have been driven primarily by environmental and economic research agendas. This may have been due to the influence of the more powerful actors in the ... -
Innovations in capture fisheries are an imperative for nutrition security in the developing world
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleThis article examines two strands of discourse on wild capture fisheries; one that focuses on resource sustainability and environmental impacts, another related to food and nutrition security and human well-being. Available ... -
Innovations in fisheries co-management, and the challenge of mobility
(2009)Type: Book ChapterCo-management attempts mostly focus on improving fish-stock management, requiring people to reduce fishing activities, without offering any interim benefits. Thus incentives are not taken into account. The SFLP (Sustainable ... -
Institutional innovations in fisheries co-management
(2008)Type: ReportThe chapter discusses the SELP (Sustainable Fisheries Livelihoods Programme)'s co-management experiences-both in inland water areas in West Africa and on the Atlantic coast, and underlies the importances of addessing social ... -
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 ... -
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. -
Livelihood diversification in coastal and inland fishing communities: misconceptions, evidence and implications for fisheries management
(2008)Type: Working PaperThe paper starts with a review of the concept of diversification, encompassing its associated dimensions, typology and influencing factors. Linkages between diversification and poverty are also briefly outlined in this ... -
Managing fisheries for human and food security
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleWe evaluate the current status of the global marine fisheries using the frameworks of conflict, food security and vulnerability. Existing trends suggest that there is likely to be greater food insecurity and fisheries ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Rights-based fisheries governance: from fishing rights to human rights
(2012)Type: Journal ArticleIn the last twenty years, policy prescriptions for addressing the global crisis in fisheries have centred on strengthening fisheries governance through clarifying exclusive individual or community rights of access to fishery ... -
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 ... -
Small-scale fisheries through the wellbeing lens
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleDespite longstanding recognition that small-scale fisheries make multiple contributions to economies, societies and cultures, assessing these contributions and incorporating them into policy and decision-making has suffered ... -
The forgotten service: food as an ecosystem service from estuarine and coastal zones
(2012)Type: Book ChapterIn this chapter, we review in detail the existing body of literature and knowledge related to the provision of food in estuaries and coastal zones. Both aquatic and terrestrial commodities are considered. The chapter ... -
The importance of fisheries for development
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleDeclining fish stocks and degraded aquatic environments are easily overlooked in debates about sustainable development. This issue of id21 insights aims to bring these challenges forward. It examines the problems facing ... -
Towards integrated assessment and advice in small-scale fisheries: principles and processes
(2008)Type: ReportThis document presents the principles and processes for integrated assessment and advice in small-scale fisheries. The first chapter discusses failures of conventional assessment and management approaches. Chapter 2 presents ...
