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Not by rent alone: analysing the pro-poor functions of small-scale fisheries in developing countries
Type: Journal Article
The 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 ...
Small-scale fisheries through the wellbeing lens
Type: Journal Article
Despite 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 ...
A framework to assess national level vulnerability from the perspective of food security: The case of coral reef fisheries
Type: Journal Article
Measuring 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 ...
Why human rights matter for marine conservation
Type: Journal Article
Human rights matter for marine conservation because people and nature are inextricably linked. A thriving planet cannot be one that contains widespread human suffering or stifles human potential; and a thriving humanity ...
Why do fishers fish where they fish? Using the ideal free distribution to understand the behaviour of artisanal reef fishers
Type: Journal Article
We used the theory of the ideal free distribution (IFD) as a framework to understand the mechanisms underlying fishing site selection by Anguillian artisanal fishers exploiting shallow-water coral reefs. Contrary to the ...
Rights-based fisheries governance: from fishing rights to human rights
Type: Journal Article
In 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 ...
Wealth, rights, and resilience: An agenda for governance reform in small-scale fisheries
Type: Journal Article
The diversity of social, ecological and economic characteristics of smallscale fisheries in developing countries means that context-specific assessments are required to understand and address shortcomings in their governance. ...
Diagnosis and management of small-scale fisheries in developing countries
Type: Journal Article
Small-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 ...
Literacies, development and education in fishing-dependent communities (editorial)
Type: Journal Article
Editorial on papers addressing the changing relationships among the various literacies, knowledges and practices in small-scale fishing communities.