Resilient small-scale fisheries: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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. -
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 ... -
Strengthening collective action to address resource conflict in Lake Kariba, Zambia
(2014)Type: ReportWhere natural resources are a key component of the rural economy, the ability of the poor to realize their visions for the future depends significantly on institutional structures that govern resource access and management. ... -
Strengthening community roles in aquatic resource governance in Uganda
(2014)Type: ReportLake Victoria fisheries face severe environmental stresses. Stocks are declining in a context of increasing population and growing demand for the lake's resources. Rising competition between users is putting conservation ... -
Dialogue to address the roots of resource competition: Lessons for policy and practice
(2014)Type: ReportConflict management is an intrinsic element of natural resource management, and becomes increasingly important amid growing pressure on natural resources from local uses, as well as from external drivers such as climate ... -
Collaborating for Resilience: A practitioner's guide
(2014)Type: ManualIn many countries, resource conflict is a leading risk to livelihoods. For some communities, it is a matter of survival. Yet, many development interventions aiming to address these challenges fail or fall far short of their ... -
Fish for the future: Fisheries development and food security for Kiribati in an era of global climate change
(2014)Type: ReportThe Republic of Kiribati is a vast South Pacific island group with one of the largest exclusive economic zones (EEZs) in the world. Kiribati waters support a wealth of marine fisheries activities. These activities occur ... -
Reaping the reef: Provisioning services from coral reefs in Solomon Islands
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleCoral reefs are recognized as globally important ecosystems, for their fisheries, tourism and biodiversity values in particular, with an estimated annual contribution of $30 billion to the global economy. The benefits that ... -
Two steps forward, two steps back: The role of innovation in transforming towards community-based marine resource management in Solomon Islands
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleIn many coastal nations, community-based arrangements for marine resource management (CBRM) are promoted by government, advocated for by non-government actors, and are seen by both as one of the most promising options to ... -
Overfishing and the replacement of demersal finfish by shellfish: An example from the english channel
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleThe worldwide depletion of major fish stocks through intensive industrial fishing is thought to have profoundly altered the trophic structure of marine ecosystems. Here we assess changes in the trophic structure of the ...