Browsing Resilient small-scale fisheries by Author "Schwarz, A.M."
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A typology of fisheries management tools: using experience to catalyse greater success
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleFisheries provide nutrition and livelihoods for coastal populations, but many fisheries are fully or over-exploited and we lack an approach for analysing which factors affect management tool performance. We conducted a ... -
Can agricultural research and extension be used to challenge the processes of exclusion and marginalisation?
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper examines if and how agricultural researchers and extension officers can see, understand and change processes that exclude some people and influence marginalisation. We used participatory action research (PAR) ... -
Critical reflections from fostering adaptive community-based, co-management in Solomon Islands' small-scale fisheries
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleAdaptive co-management approaches have been at the core of attempts to apply resilience principles to small-scale fisheries. Although recommendations of what should be done to promote resilience are commonplace, insights ... -
Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM): A Solomon Islands policy review
(2012)Type: ReportThe Solomon Islands is one of the CT6 countries that have signed on to the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF) (FAO 2003a). In doing so, they have agreed to implement ... -
Ecoviability for ecosystem-based fisheries management
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleReconciling food security, economic development and biodiversity conservation is a key challenge, especially in the face of the demographic transition characterizing many countries in the world. Fisheries and marine ... -
Food security versus environment conservation: A case study of Solomon Islands' small-scale fisheries
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleThe sustainable management of small-scale fisheries in coral reef ecosystems constitutes a difficult objective not least because these fisheries usually face several worsening pressures, including demographic growth and ... -
Lessons from implementing, adapting and sustaining community-based adaptive marine resource management
(2014)Type: BriefCommunity-based marine resource management is recognized by the Government of Solomon Islands as the principle strategy for use in marine conservation and small-scale fisheries management. This strategy is particularly ... -
Livelihoods and fisheries governance in a contemporary Pacific Island setting
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleInshore marine resources play an important role in the livelihoods of Pacific Island coastal communities. However, such reliance can be detrimental to inshore marine ecosystems. Understanding the livelihoods of coastal ... -
Nearshore fish aggregating devices (FADs) for food security in Solomon Islands
(2015)Type: BriefCoastal fisheries are central to the lives of rural Solomon Island villages, supplying daily food and serving as one of the few sources of income. Yet, it is predicted that coastal fisheries in Solomon Islands, like many ... -
Reaping the reef: Provisioning services from coral reefs in Solomon Islands
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleCoral reefs are recognized as globally important ecosystems, for their fisheries, tourism and biodiversity values in particular, with an estimated annual contribution of $30 billion to the global economy. The benefits that ... -
Spreading community-based resource management: Testing the "lite-touch" approach in Solomon Islands
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleIn Solomon Islands, community-based resource management (CBRM) is the main strategy for managing coastal fisheries. Although hundreds of communities have implemented CBRM already, the majority of Solomon Islands communities ... -
Strengthening post-hoc analysis of community-based fisheries management through the social-ecological systems framework
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleCommunity-based fisheries management (CBFM) is held up as one of the most promising approaches for securing sustainable small-scale fisheries. Yet, the complex features that shape CBFM outcomes remain inadequately understood. ... -
The contribution of nearshore fish aggregating devices (FADs) to food security and livelihoods in Solomon Islands
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleFish aggregating devices, or FADs, are used widely in developing countries to concentrate pelagic fish, making them easier to catch. Nearshore FADs anchored close to the coast allow access for rural communities, but despite ...
