Resilient small-scale fisheries: Recent submissions

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    • Aquatic agricultural systems in Cambodia: National situation analysis 

      Un, B.; Pech, S.; Baran, E. (2015)
      Type: Report
      The objective of the current report produced for the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) is to provide basic information on key constraints driving poverty and vulnerability in aquatic agricultural ...

    • Keeping food on the table: Human responses and changing coastal fisheries in Solomon Islands 

      Albert, S.; Aswani, S.; Fisher, P.L.; Albert, J. (2015)
      Type: Journal Article
      Globally the majority of commercial fisheries have experienced dramatic declines in stock and catch. Likewise, projections for many subsistence fisheries in the tropics indicate a dramatic decline is looming in the coming ...

    • Balancing hydropower and biodiversity in the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong 

      Winemiller, K.O.; McIntyre, P.B.; Castello, L.; Fluet-Chouinard, E.; Giarrizzo, T.; Nam, S.; Baird, I.G.; Darwall, W.; Lujan, N.K.; Harrison, I.; Stiassny, M.L.J.; Silvano, R.A.M.; Fitzgerald, D.B.; Pelicice, F.M.; Agostinho, A.A.; Gomes, L.C.; Albert, J.S.; Baran, E.; Petrere Jr, M.; Zarfl, C.; Mulligan, M.; Sullivan, J.P.; Arantes, C.C.; Sousa, L.M.; Koning, A.A.; Hoeinghaus, D.J.; Sabaj, M.; Lundberg, J.G.; Armbruster, J.; Thieme, M.L.; Petry, P.; Zuanon, J.; Torrente Vilara, G.; Snoeks, J.; Ou, C.; Rainboth, W.; Pavanelli, C.S.; Akama, A.; van Soesbergen, A.; Sáenz, L. (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      The worlds most biodiverse river basins (the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong) are experiencing an unprecedented boom in construction of hydropower dams. These projects address important energy needs, but advocates often overestimate ...

    • Lake Nasser fisheries: Recommendations for management, including monitoring and stock assessment 

      Halls, A.S. (2015)
      Type: Report
      This study sought to improve the baseline knowledge of the fisheries of Lake Nasser and to make recommendations for the improved management of the fisheries, including stock assessment. The study included the review of key ...

    • Lake Nasser fisheries: Literature review and situation analysis 

      Halls, A.S.; Habib, O.A.; Nasr-Allah, Ahmed ; Dickson, M.W. (2015)
      Type: Report
      This study sought to improve the baseline knowledge of the fisheries of Lake Nasser and to make recommendations for the improved management of the fisheries, including stock assessment. This review draws heavily from the ...

    • Fish, sediment and dams in the Mekong 

      Baran, E.; Guerin, E.; Nasielski, J. (2015)
      Type: Book
      The Mekong River is home to the largest inland fishery in the world, which is due in part to its exceptional sediment and nutrient loads. The number of dams in the Basin is expected to increase from 16 in the year 2000 to ...

    • Myanmar fisheries: Inshore fisheries 

      Myanmar Fisheries Partnership (2016)
      Type: Brief
      Myanmar's inshore fisheries support the livelihoods of millions of Myanmar citizens living in coastal areas. However, in recent years, the capacity of these fisheries to support viable livelihoods and contribute significantly ...

    • Is resilience socially constructed? Empirical evidence from Fiji, Ghana, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam 

      Bene, C.; Al-Hassan, R.M.; Amarasinghe, O.; Fong, P.; Ocran, J.; Onumah, E.; Ratuniata, R.; Tuyen, T.V.; McGregor, J.A.; Mills, D.J. (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      The objective of this paper is to better understand the various individual and household factors that influence resilience, that is, people's ability to respond adequately to shocks and stressors. One of our hypotheses is ...

    • Myanmar fisheries: Freshwater fisheries 

      Myanmar Fisheries Partnership (2016)
      Type: Brief
      The freshwater fisheries in Myanmar are economically significant and important to livelihoods and food security. Yet significant threats to the resource base and public demand call for the development of management ...

    • Myanmar fisheries: Offshore fisheries 

      Myanmar Fisheries Partnership (2016)
      Type: Brief
      Myanmar's offshore fish stocks have been depleted by up to 80% since 1979, exposing Myanmar's people to significant economic, food security, nutrition and environmental risks. This ecosystem decline has been driven by ...

    • Cambodias fisheries: a decade of changes and evolution 

      None (2015)
      Type: Journal Article
      How have capture fisheries in Cambodia changed over the past decade? This article compares fish diversity, catches, consumption as well as livelihood strategies and fisheries arrangements as documented by two studies ...

    • What influences the form that community-based fisheries management takes in Vanuatu 

      Tavue, R.B.; Neihapi, P.; Cohen, P.J.; Raubani, J.; Bertram, I.; Philippa Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943 (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      Vanuatu has a long history of efforts to manage coastal fisheries, from customary practices to various forms of contemporary community-based fisheries management (CBFM) promoted by non-governmental organisations and ...

    • Sharing Pacific nearshore FAD expertise 

      Albert, J.; Sokimi, W.; James, P. (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      Nearshore fish aggregating devices (FADs) are gaining momentum in the Pacific region as a tool to enhance food security and income for fishers and communities, and to reduce pressure on the resources of lagoons and reef ...

    • Spreading community-based resource management: Testing the "lite-touch" approach in Solomon Islands 

      Orirana, G.; Siota, F.; Cohen, P.J.; Atitete, T.; Schwarz, A.M.; Govan, H.; Philippa Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943 (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      In Solomon Islands, community-based resource management (CBRM) is the main strategy for managing coastal fisheries. Although hundreds of communities have implemented CBRM already, the majority of Solomon Islands communities ...

    • A typology of fisheries management tools: using experience to catalyse greater success 

      Selig, E.R.; Kleisner, K.; Ahoobim, O.; Arocha, F.; Cruz-Trinidad, A.; Fujita, R.; Hara, M.; Katz, L.; McConney, P.; Ratner, B.; Saavedra-Díaz, L.M.; Schwarz, A.M.; Thiao, D.; Torell, E.; Troëng, S.; Villasante, S. (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      Fisheries provide nutrition and livelihoods for coastal populations, but many fisheries are fully or over-exploited and we lack an approach for analysing which factors affect management tool performance. We conducted a ...

    • Rotational zoning systems in multi-species sea cucumber fisheries 

      Purcell, S.W.; Eriksson, H.; Byrne, M.; Hampus Eriksson: 0000-0003-1199-6889 (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      Rotational zoning systems (RZSs) have been applied as a spatial management tool for fisheries in developed countries. Fishing grounds are divided into numerous plots and assigned a cyclical periodicity for harvest. This ...

    • FISH: CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agrifood Systems. Addendum: Flagship 2: Sustaining small-scale fisheries 

      WorldFish (2017)
      Type: Other
      This document is an addendum to the "Flagship 2: Sustaining small-scale fisheries" contained in the FISH: CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agrifood Systems: Proposal (http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/CRP-FISH ...