Resilient small-scale fisheries: Recent submissions
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Assessing the impact of fisheries co-management interventions in developing countries: a meta-analysis
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleCo-management is now established as a mainstream approach to small-scale fisheries management across the developing world. A comprehensive review of 204 potential cases reveals a lack of impact assessments of fisheries ... -
Under-reported and undervalued: small-scale fisheries in the developing world
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter discusses the collection of data on small-scale fisheries in developing countries, the limitations of national data systems and progress in synthesizing collected data. -
Managing overcapacity in small-scale fisheries
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThe purpose of this chapter is to present and discuss the concept and assessment of over capacity in small-scale marine fisheries, and the appropriate and integrated approaches to facilitating the removal of overcapacity. ... -
Testing resilience thinking in a poverty context: experience from the Niger River basin
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleResilience thinking is an important addition to the range of frameworks and approaches that can be used to understand and manage complex social–ecological systems like small-scale fisheries. However, it is yet to lead to ... -
Approaches and frameworks for management and research in small-scale fisheries
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThe search for innovations and implementation of research frameworks for small-scale fisheries in developing and least developed countries are discussed. -
Challenges to sustainable management of the lakes of Malawi
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper reviews the management challenges facing Malawi lakes and analyzes the management responses that have been developed to deal with these challenges. Malawi lakes are under considerable stress due to high population ... -
Does selective fishing conserve community biodiversity? Predictions from a length-based multispecies model
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleThis study challenges the widely held view that improved fisheries selectivity would always help to maintain marine biodiversity. Using a length-based multi-species model, we investigate the effects of selective versus ... -
Conditions for successful co-management: lessons learned in Asia, Africa, the Pacific and the wider Caribbean
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThe purpose of this chapter is to present and discuss key conditions for the successful implementation of fisheries and coastal co-management identified in South-east Asia, Africa, the Pacific and the wider Caribbean. These ... -
Poverty reduction as a means to enhance resilience in small-scale fisheries
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter examines the multiple dimensions of poverty and related 'state of being' such as vulnerability and social exclusion, with reference to several important aspects of vulnerability, including gender, climate ... -
Analysis of power in fisheries co-management: experiences from Malawi
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleIn this article we analyze co-management arrangements in Malawi through the lenses of the concept of power. We focus the analysis at the local level where most of the more important actors operate. These include the fishing ... -
Vulnerability in African small-scale fishing communities
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleFishing communities are often recognised as being amongst the poorest in developing countries, and interventions targeted at improving resource status seen as central in the fight against poverty. A series of field assessments ... -
The forgotten service: food as an ecosystem service from estuarine and coastal zones
(2012)Type: Book ChapterIn this chapter, we review in detail the existing body of literature and knowledge related to the provision of food in estuaries and coastal zones. Both aquatic and terrestrial commodities are considered. The chapter ... -
Green economy in a blue world: synthesis report
(2012)Type: ReportThe Green Economy in a Blue World report analyzes how key sectors that are interlinked with the marine and coastal environment (the blue world) can make the transition towards a Green Economy. The report covers the impacts ... -
Uganda and Malawi field pilots of proposed LSMS fisheries module: summary report
(2012)Type: ReportWhile an overwhelming majority of sub-Saharan African countries exhibit serious weaknesses in statistics pertaining to crop and livestock sectors, the deficiencies in terms of nationallyrepresentative data on the fishery ... -
A framework to assess national level vulnerability from the perspective of food security: The case of coral reef fisheries
(2012)Type: Journal ArticleMeasuring 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 ... -
Navigating change: Second-generation challenges of small-scale fisheries co-management in the Philippines and Vietnam
(2012)Type: Journal ArticleEarly efforts to apply the concept of fisheries co-management in Southeast Asia focused primarily on building the effectiveness of local management institutions and advocating the merits of the approach so that it would ... -
Towards sustainable development of small-scale fisheries in the Philippines: Experience and lessons learned from eight regional sites
(2012)Type: BriefThe 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 ... -
Crab fisheries in Cambodia and the development of crab banks
(2012)Type: ReportThe crab (swimming crab; Portunus pelagicus) fishery in coastal Cambodia appears to have declined in recent years due to over-fishing and a growth in the number of fishermen, but remains an important source of income for ... -
Wealth, rights, and resilience: An agenda for governance reform in small-scale fisheries
(2012)Type: Journal ArticleThe 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. ... -
Profitability of small-scale fisheries in Elmina, Ghana
(2012)Type: Journal ArticleIn order to achieve sustainable fishing livelihoods in coastal communities, data on profitability of small-scale fisheries relative to fish species caught and gear types used by fishermen is required as part of a broader ...
