Resilient small-scale fisheries: Recent submissions
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Characterization and management of the commercial sector of the Pohnpei coral reef fishery, Micronesia
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleCommercial coral reef fisheries in Pohnpei (Micronesia) extract approximately 1,521 kg of reef fish daily (~500 MT year-1) from 152 km2 of surrounding reef. More than 153 species were represented during surveys, with 25 ... -
Fisheries management in Malawi: a patchwork of traditional, modern, and post-modern regimes unfolds
(2008)Type: Book ChapterThis cases study provides an overview of how the roles of different stakeholders and institutions in fisheries management have evolved during the past century in Malawi. -
Regional economic integration of the fisheries sector in ASEAN countries
(2008)Type: Book ChapterThe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is committed to deepening and broadening its internal economic integration and linkages, with the participation of the private sector, to realise an ASEAN Economic Community ... -
Reconciling poverty alleviation with reduction in fisheries capacity: boat aid in post-tsunami Aceh, Indonesia
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleThe tremendous loss of life and assets resulting from the 2004 tsunami dealt a devastating blow to the coastal communities of Aceh Province, Indonesia. An assessment of the fishing fleet structure pre- and posttsunami, ... -
Population parameters of important species in inland fisheries of Bangladesh
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleThe von Bertalanffy growth model parameters (L8 and K) and mortality coefficients (Z, M and F) were estimated for 12 fish species caught by fishers in five Community-Based Fisheries Management project sites in Bangladesh. ... -
Managing excess capacity in small-scale fisheries: perspectives from stakeholders in three Southeast Asian countries
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleThe management of fishing capacity in both inland and marine fisheries is a major policy concern in most countries in Southeast Asia. Excess capacity leads to a number of negative impacts, such as resource use conflicts, ... -
A new era for restocking, stock enhancement and sea ranching of coastal fisheries resources
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleThe growing number of countries investigating the potential for releasing cultured juveniles to augment coastal fisheries resulted in the First International Symposium on Stock Enhancement and Sea Ranching (ISSESR) in ... -
Fisheries policies, support services and the institutional environment for trade
(2008)Type: BriefThis lessons-learned brief is based on the results of a three-year project (2001 – 2004) carried out in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. Funded through the ... -
Tropical river fisheries valuation: background papers to a global synthesis
(2008)Type: Working PaperThis report is a compilation of five regional reviews that document the global status of tropical rivers and inland fisheries in three continents: Latin America, Africa and Asia. It explores the role of valuation methods ... -
Tropical river fisheries valuation: establishing economic value to guide policy
(2008)Type: BriefAnnual fish production from rivers and other inland fisheries is estimated at 5.5 million tons and a gross market value of $6 billion. Capturing the true economic value of fisheries to developing countries is the focus ... -
A review and synthesis of capture fisheries data in Thailand: large versus small-scale fisheries
(2008)Type: ReportThis report examines the current status of production and participation in large-scale and small scale fisheries in Thailand. It also looks at both the marine and inland capture fisheries of the country and capture fisheries ... -
From sound economics to sound management: practical solutions to small-scale fisheries governance in the developing world
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleThis is a commentary on Daniel Bromley's paper (The crisis in ocean governance: conceptual confusion, spurious economics, political indifference). Taking into consideration the varied context of small-scale fisheries in ... -
Small-scale capture fisheries: a global overview with emphasis on developing countries: a preliminary report of the Big Numbers Project
(2008)Type: ReportThe report gives a summary of the results to-date of case studies carried out in a selected number of countries which provides a first analysis of the differences between marine and inland small and large scale fisheries ... -
Status of fisheries resource and management approach in the open beels of Bangladesh: a comparative case study
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleA fish catch monitoring program was introduced in Ashura beel, Goakhola beel and Dikshi beel in 1997 through the Community Based Fisheries Management (CBFM) project. The project focused on developing community management ... -
Fisheries in Zambia: an undervalued contributor to poverty reduction
(2009)Type: BriefThis brief examines the fisheries sector in Zambia. Fisheries sector has made a small contribution (1.24%) to the country's national GDP. However, It is estimated that more than 20 percent of animal protein intake for ... -
Fish supply and food security for Africa
(2009)Type: BriefFish is an important food for over 400 million Africans, contributing essential proteins, minerals and micronutrients to their diets. Paradoxically, despite the high dependence on fish as a source of animal protein, fish ... -
Diagnosis and the management constituency of small-scale fisheries
(2009)Type: Working PaperDiagnosis and adaptive management can help improve the ability of small-scale fisheries (SSF) in the developing world to better cope with and adapt to both external drivers and internal sources of uncertainty. This paper ... -
Status and management of the sea cucumber fishery of La Grande Terre, New Caledonia. Programme ZoNéCo
(2009)Type: Working PaperFrom October 2006 to May 2008, The WorldFish Center coordinated a ZoNéCo project to provide support to the Southern and Northern Provinces for decisions about how best to manage the sea cucumber fishery around La Grande ... -
Approaches and frameworks for management and research in small-scale fisheries in the developing world
(2009)Type: Working PaperCommonly adopted approaches to managing small-scale fisheries (SSFs) in developing countries do not ensure sustainability. Progress is impeded by a gap between innovative SSF research and slower-moving SSF management. The ... -
Are fishers poor or vulnerable? Assessing economic vulnerability in small-scale fishing communities
(2009)Type: Journal ArticleAn index of economic vulnerability is developed and used with a more conventional measure of income poverty to explore vulnerability and chronic poverty in isolated rural communities. The method is applied to data from ...