Resilient small-scale fisheries: Recent submissions
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Counting the fish eaten rather than the fish caught
(2018)Type: OtherThis is a commentary on a recent study by Fluet-Chouinard et al. that assesses fish catches by counting how many fish are eaten. -
Discerning the culture of compliance through recreational fisher's perceptions of poaching
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleCompliance is critical for effective conservation, and non-compliance regularly negates the desired outcomes of the world's marine protected areas. To increase compliance, practitioners must understand why resource users ... -
Reconstructing governability: How fisheries are made governable
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleGovernability is an important concept in the political and environmental social sciences with increasing application to socio-ecological systems such as fisheries. Indeed, governability analyses of fisheries and related ... -
Enhancing fisheries productivity through improved management of reservoirs, dams and other water control structures
(2018)Type: BriefDams and the reservoirs they create are increasingly ubiquitous in landscapes throughout the world. They have a major impact on fisheries, presenting both opportunities and constraints. This brief, written for both water ... -
Supporting community-based resource management in Solomon Islands: The role of provincial governments
(2018)Type: BriefRural communities in Solomon Islands rely heavily on coastal fisheries for food and income. However, coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass are degrading in many areas because of overharvesting, pollution and unsustainable ... -
Consultation of fishers on fishery resources and livelihoods in the Ayeyarwady Basin
(2018)Type: ReportThe Ayeyarwady State of the Basin Assessment (SOBA) is one of the major knowledge outputs of the Ayeyarwady Integrated River Basin Management (AIRBM) Project prepared by Hydro-Informatics Centre (HIC). SOBA aims to inform ... -
Resilient Small-scale Fisheries Symposium: Proceedings of a workshop held in Penang, Malaysia, 5-7 September 2017
(2017)Type: Conference ProceedingsSmall-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 ... -
Is community-based fisheries management realising multiple objectives? Examining evidence from the literature
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleCommunity-based and co-management approaches are key strategies for small-scale fisheries management. The expansion of these approaches is particularly apparent in the Pacific, where communities rely heavily on small-scale ... -
Addressing small scale fisheries management through Participatory Action Research (PAR), an experience from the Philippines
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper is about the use of Participatory Action Research (PAR) and how it can influence change among stakeholders in small scale fisheries. It is made up of the following sections: an articulation of why the use of ... -
Lessons for resource conservation from two contrasting small-scale fisheries
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleSmall-scale fisheries present challenges to management due to fishers' dependency on resources and the adaptability of management systems. The authors compared social-ecological processes in the sea cucumber fisheries of ... -
Empowering community-based ecosystem approaches to fisheries management: Strategies for effective training and learning
(2015)Type: Working PaperIn March 2015, regional Pacific stakeholders and Governments engaged in collaborative planning to establish a new direction in the management of Coastal Fisheries. A New Song for Coastal Fisheries: Pathways to Change calls ... -
Good governance of rice field fishery management
(2015)Type: BriefRice 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. ... -
Enhanced coastal fisheries (ECOFISHBD) Project
(2015)Type: BriefHilsa 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 ... -
Economic value of fish in Cambodia and value added along the trade chain
(2016)Type: ReportThis report, based on one year of surveys, details fish prices in Cambodia at the level of fishermen, traders and exporters. Most valuable species are detailed, as well as the average price of a tonne of fish. -
Fish resources in Cambodia (2001-2011)
(2014)Type: Book ChapterCambodian inland fish resources are part of the Mekong system. With 781 known freshwater and brackish fish species, the Mekong Basin has the second highest fish biodiversity in the world after the Amazon Basin in South ... -
Communication strategies for managing coastal fisheries conflicts in Bangladesh
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleFisheries management involves balancing the competing demands of different users of fishery resources. Conflicts among fisheries stakeholders arise due to differences in power, interests, values, priorities, and manner of ... -
Effective supervision of inland capture fisheries of Bangladesh and its hurdles in managing the resources
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleCommunity-based approaches have gained significant attention in inland open water fisheries management in Bangladesh. This article focuses on the challenges and opportunities of the inland open water fishery resources under ... -
Lessons from implementing, adapting and sustaining community-based adaptive marine resource management
(2014)Type: BriefCommunity-based marine resource management is recognized by the Government of Solomon Islands as the principle strategy for use in marine conservation and small-scale fisheries management. This strategy is particularly ... -
Innovations to strengthen aquatic resource governance on Cambodia's Tonle Sap Lake
(2014)Type: ReportCambodia's recent freshwater fishery sector reform, instigated at the top level of government, is one of the country's most significant contemporary policy developments addressing natural resources management and rural ... -
Workshop Report: Production and conservation of nutrient-rich small fish (SIS) in ponds and wetlands for nutrition security and livelihoods in South Asia
(2014)Type: Conference PaperSmall indigenous fish species (SIS) are an important source of essential macro- and micronutrients that can play an important role in the elimination of malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in the populations of ...
