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ACIAR Strengthening and scaling community-based approaches to Pacific coastal fisheries management in support of the New Song May 2019 – April 2020
Type: Donor ReportIn this third reporting period, we summarise progress and achievements in regional activities and in each of the countries, towards the five objectives and three cross-cutting activities. -
ACIAR_Strengthening and scaling community-based approaches to Pacific coastal fisheries management in support of the New Song Annual Report May 2018 - April 2019
Type: Donor ReportStrengthening and scaling community-based approaches to Pacific coastal fisheries management in support of the New Song Annual Report, May 2018 - April 2019 -
Advancing research and development outcomes with fish in regional food systems
(2021)Type: BriefFood systems encompass actors and interactions from production to consumption and disposal of food as well as social, economic and environmental outcomes. Food systems frameworks provide a holistic approach for research ... -
An ecosystem approach to small-scale fisheries through participatory diagnosis in four tropical countries
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleParticipatory diagnosis is an approach to identify, prioritize and mobilise around factors that constrain or enable effective governance and management in small-scale fisheries. Diagnostic frameworks are mostly designed ... -
An applied research agenda for navigating diverse livelihood challenges in rural coastal communities in the tropics
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleRural, tropical coastal communities are experiencing sustained, often increasing food insecurity, poverty, and global change impacts. These challenges have stimulated a rise in projects aiming to enhance and diversify local ... -
Beyond social-ecological traps: fostering transformations towards sustainability
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleThis Special Feature is motivated by the rigorous, and growing, theoretical and empirical body of literature on social- ecological traps. Building on the foundational literature, which describes the context in many of the ... -
Blind spots in visions of a ‘‘blue economy’’ could undermine the ocean’s contribution to eliminating hunger and malnutrition
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleIncreasing the production of food from the ocean is seen as a pathway toward more sustainable and healthier human diets. Yet this potential is being overshadowed by competing uses of ocean resources in an acceler- ating ... -
Changes and adaptations in village food systems in Solomon Islands: A rapid appraisal during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic
(2020)Type: ReportAlthough as of June 1, 2020, Solomon Islands had no coronavirus cases, there was a national economic recession plus restrictions on people’s movement, gatherings, education and business activities. For rural areas, two of ... -
China at a crossroads: An Analysis of China's changing seafood production and consumption
(2020)Type: Concept NoteChina is a key player in global production, consumption, and trade of seafood. Given this dominance, Chinese choices regarding what seafood to eat, and how and where to source it, are increasingly important—for China, and ... -
Chinese market responses to overexploitation of sharks and sea cucumbers
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleGlobal exploitation of sharks and sea cucumbers to meet consumer demand in China is motivating a rising conservation concern. In order to analyze trends in resource exploitation and market dynamics, this paper reviews ... -
Co-creating nutrition-sensitive development pathways with aquatic foods: Consulting local food systems partners in Baucau and Lautem municipalities, Timor-Leste
(2023)Type: BriefOn 23 June 2022, WorldFish held a consultation workshop in Baucau Vila to introduce its planned action research program (Box 1) in Baucau and Lautem municipalities to its diverse partners, including national, municipal and ... -
Coastal fisheries in a pandemic: Solomon Islands and Vanuatu experiences
(2020)Type: BlogAlmost everyone in the Pacific eats fish regularly, but most people are not fishers. Fish is caught, distributed and then acquired by consumers through purchase, gifting or bartering. We estimate through our research at ... -
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 ... -
Contribution of women’s fisheries substantial, but overlooked, in Timor-Leste
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleA greater understanding of gendered roles in fisheries is necessary to value the often-hidden roles that women play in fisheries and households. We examine women’s contributions to household food and income using focus ... -
Distribution of economic returns in small-scale fisheries for international markets: A value-chain analysis
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleSmall-scale fishers are often believed to receive marginal earnings for seafood relative to other value- chain actors but proportionate incomes across different traded species are rarely compared. This study compares value ... -
Do governance networks build collaborative capacity for sustainable development? Insights from Solomon Islands
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleTo build capacity for addressing complex sustainable development challenges, governments, development agencies, and non-governmental organizations are making substantial investments in governance networks. Yet, enthusiasm ... -
Echinoderms piggybacking on sea cucumbers: Benign effects on sediment turnover and movement of hosts
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleSea cucumbers (Holothuroidea) are known to host ectocommensal animals but echinoderm epibionts have never been reported nor their effects on hosts appraised quantitatively. At one location in New Caledonia, we found a high ... -
Fisheries and aquaculture of Timor-Leste in 2019: Current knowledge and opportunities
(2019)Type: Internal ReportThis report details the current knowledge and available data on the fisheries and aquaculture sectors in Timor-Leste. -
Follow the fish
(2020)Type: BriefThis brief summarises national statistics about how prevalent women are in production and distribution of aquatic foods in Solomon Islands and emphasises the importance of women's increased participation in decision making. -
Following the fish inland: understanding fish distribution networks for rural development and nutrition security
(2019)Type: Journal ArticleIn developing countries, small-scale fisheries are both a pivotal source of livelihood and essential for the nutritional intake of larger food insecure populations. Distribution networks that move fish from landing sites ...
