Resilient small-scale fisheries: Recent submissions
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Trends, opportunities and constraints in the contribution of fish to the welfare of rural communities in Cambodia
(2016)Type: ReportThis report details rural communities' perspectives on the importance of fish, and how it supports the poor. Variability between zones and social groups is detailed, as well as constraints and opportunities in the sector. -
Developing a methodology for standardized fish monitoring in the Mekong Basin
(2016)Type: ReportThis report details the methodology developed and tested with three universities in the region for the standardized monitoring of fish resources basinwide. -
Identifying opportunities to improve governance of aquatic agricultural systems through participatory action research
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleChallenges of governance often constitute critical obstacles to efforts to equitably improve livelihoods in social-ecological systems. Yet, just as often, these challenges go unspoken, or are viewed as fixed parts of the ... -
Livelihood diversity and dynamism in Timor-Leste
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleCoastal communities within small island developing states are typically highly dependent on fisheries and other natural resource-based livelihoods. However, specialisation as a 'fisher' is rare compared to diverse livelihoods ... -
Establishing freshwater protected areas to protect biodiversity and improve food security in the Philippines
(2017)Type: Book ChapterThis paper describes the efforts to establish a network of community-conserved areas in the municipality of San Mariano on Luzon, with the dual aim to protect the Philippine crocodile and to improve inland fisheries. The ... -
Community-based resource management approaches adopted in the three tributaries of River Surma, North-East Bangladesh
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleFreshwater fishery resources are declining in Bangladesh due to over exploitation, anthropogenic causes and inadequate management. To improve sustainability of these resources, a community-based resource management initiative ... -
Coping with the Double Crisis: Lake Chilwa Recession and the Great Depression on Chisi Island in Colonial Malawi, 1930-1935
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleDuring the 1930s, people in the Lake Chilwa Basin in Malawi had to cope with both the drying up of Lake Chilwa and the global economic depression. We chose to describe this confluence on Chisi Island as the 'double crisis,' ... -
Policies in harmony? Does the New Song agree with the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines?
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleWith the recent endorsement of two supra-national policies -- the New Song and the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines -- Pacific Island countries and territories are being called on to lead the process of national implementation ... -
Status of Fish Aggregating Device fishery in the River Titas of Bangladesh
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper aims to examine the status of Fish Aggregating Device (Katha) fishery in the river Titas in Bangladesh and development of an alternative Katha fishery management strategy. All Fish Aggregating Devices (Kathas) ... -
Empirical yield-effort models for Bangladesh inland fisheries
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper aims to support community-based fisheries management (CBFM) of inland fisheries resources in Bangladesh. An investigation into the impact of the nationwide CBFM Project and four alternative yield-effort models ... -
Exploring 'islandness' and the impacts of nature conservation through the lens of wellbeing
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleMotivated by growing concern as to the many threats that islands face, subsequent calls for more extensive island nature conservation and recent discussion in the conservation literature about the potential for wellbeing ... -
Critical reflections from fostering adaptive community-based, co-management in Solomon Islands' small-scale fisheries
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleAdaptive co-management approaches have been at the core of attempts to apply resilience principles to small-scale fisheries. Although recommendations of what should be done to promote resilience are commonplace, insights ... -
Redefining community based on place attachment in a connected world
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThe concept of community is often used in environmental policy to foster environmental stewardship and public participation, crucial prerequisites of effective management. However, prevailing conceptualizations of community ... -
Inter-sectoral governance of inland fisheries
(2017)Type: BookInland fisheries are ubiquitous and provide multi-pronged and significant benefits to society. They are also predominantly small-scale, as they appear in diverse forms of capture and culture practices. However, the current ... -
Inter-sectoral governance of inland fisheries: Research needs and foci
(2017)Type: Book ChapterOne of the defining characteristics of inland fisheries is their connection to other essential human activities, such as hydroelectricity generation, irrigated agriculture, and transportation, which rely on the same fresh ... -
Community-based fisheries management approach adopted in Bangladesh
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThe Community Based Fisheries Management (CBFM) Project, funded by the Ford Foundation (1994-1999) and the UK Government's Department for International Development (2002- 2006), aimed to promote the sustainable use of, and ... -
Geography limits island small-scale fishery production
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleInteracting social and ecological processes shape productivity and sustainability of island small-scale fisheries (SSF). Understanding limits to productivity through historical catches help frame future expectations and ... -
Facilitating multi-stakeholder dialogue to manage natural resource competition: A synthesis of lessons from Uganda, Zambia, and Cambodia
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleRural development or natural resource management program planning and implementation frequently confront challenges of environmental resource competition and conflict, particularly where common pool resources are a major ... -
Distribution of economic returns in small-scale fisheries for international markets: A value-chain analysis
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleSmall-scale fishers are often believed to receive marginal earnings for seafood relative to other value- chain actors but proportionate incomes across different traded species are rarely compared. This study compares value ... -
Individual tenure and commercial management of Myanmar's inland fish resources
(2017)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter presents the current state of knowledge on "Inn" fisheries, an important fisheries management regime in Myanmar. The presentation made is based on a comprehensive review of literature, some original research ...