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Towards sustainable development of small-scale fisheries in the Philippines: Experience and lessons learned from eight regional sites
Type: Brief
The focus of this paper is on the governance of small-scale or municipal fisheries in the Philippines in light of the critical role they play in the livelihoods of coastal communities and in the nation as a whole. The ...
Good governance of rice field fishery management
Type: Brief
Rice field fisheries refer to the capture of wild fish and other aquatic animals from flooded rice field agroecosystems and their supporting infrastructure, such as canals, channels, streams and other bodies of water. ...
A National Framework for Fisheries Co-management in Ghana
Type: Brief
This brief proposes a dual structure for adaptive fisheries co-management. building upon the disappointments of earlier attempts at community based fisheries management, it recognizes the differences inherent in the ...
Improved fisheries management in the Barotse Floodplain of Zambia - An urgent call for action
Type: Brief
An estimated 70,000 people depend on the resources of the Barotse floodplain for their livelihood, food and nutrition security. However, poor management, increasing fishing pressure and use of destructive fishing gears ...
Enhanced coastal fisheries (ECOFISHBD) Project
Type: Brief
Hilsa shad is the national fish of Bangladesh. However, overfishing, siltation, pollution and changing climate lead to a sharp decline in the fish population, theatening the livelihoods of the people dependent upon the ...