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Reimagining large-scale open-water fisheries governance through adaptive comanagement in hilsa shad sanctuaries
Type: Journal Article
Almost a half million fishers in Bangladesh are predominantly reliant on the hilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha) fishery in the Meghna River and estuarine ecosystem. This paper adopts a broadened concept of social-ecological ...
Operationalizing the ecosystem approach to small-scale fisheries Management in the Philippines: The Iligan Bay Alliance of Misamis Occidental
Type: Journal Article
This paper describes the application of the participatory diagnosis and adaptive management (PDAM) framework to analyze the governance of small-scale fisheries and the potential for adopting the Ecosystem Approach to ...
Situating human rights in the context of fishing rights: Contributions and contradictions
Type: Journal Article
Human rights have become a salient topic in fisheries governance. This paper clarifies key terms involved in a human rights-based approach as they pertain to fishing rights. Four conceptual tension between human rights and ...
Resilient Small-scale Fisheries Symposium: Proceedings of a workshop held in Penang, Malaysia, 5-7 September 2017
Type: Conference Proceedings
Small-scale capture fisheries (SSF) generate food and income for millions of people, yet these benefits are underreported, undervalued and under threat from a range of social, ecological and political drivers. The Resilient ...
Small-scale fisheries as integral and integrated in the Sustainable Development Goals
Type: Blog
Wrap-up blogpost about the key points and takeaway messages emerging from the Small is Bountiful panel discussion on SSF and SDGs
Nearshore fish aggregating devices show positive outcomes for sustainable fisheries development in Timor-Leste
Type: Journal Article
Capture fisheries in small island developing states (SIDS) have the capacity to increase access to vital micronutrient-rich food to tackle malnutrition, but when fishers are restricted to nearshore habitats by limited ...
Balancing carrots and sticks: incentives for sustainable hilsa fishery management in Bangladesh
Type: Report
Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) and Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in collaboration with the Bangladesh government’s Department of Fisheries in 2013–2016 for enhancing the effectiveness and sustainability of ...
Small boat design
Type: Conference Proceedings
Sixteen papers are presented on existing and proposed designs for hulls and engines of Pacific Island small-scale fishing craft. No single design is adaptable for use throughout the Pacific. The selection of designs and ...
How Does This Fisheries Researcher Help in East Timor? A Cookbook!
Type: News Item/Press Item
November 21 may mark World Fisheries Day, but for Agustinha Duarte, a researcher from East Timor, her passion for fisheries goes year round – she's even working on a cookbook to help Timorese make the most of local varieties. ...
Socioeconomic assessment of marine fisheries of Thailand
Type: Book Chapter
Thailand is currently one of the ten largest fishing nations in the world. In 1996, fish production reached 3.7 million t with 90% of the production coming from the marine fisheries sector and 10% from inland fisheries. ...