Resilient small-scale fisheries: Recent submissions
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Social equity and benefits as the nexus of a transformative Blue Economy: A sectoral review of implications
(2019)Type: Journal ArticleThe term ‘Blue Economy’ is increasingly used in various marine sectors and development frameworks. For it to be a truly useful approach, however, we argue that social benefits and equity must be explicitly prioritized ... -
Spawning seasonality of hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Delta
(2019)Type: Working PaperThe hilsa is a critically important species for smallscale fishing communities in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Delta and Rakhine State. Yet current fishing regulations are inadequate and exploitation rates are well beyond sustainable ... -
Socioeconomic characteristics of hilsa fishers in the Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar Opportunities and challenges
(2018)Type: ReportThe Darwin-Hilsa project is developing an incentive-based system of hilsa fisheries management in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Delta. This study uses a mixed-methods approach to assess the socioeconomic status of local fishing ... -
‘Blue boats’ and ‘reef robbers’: A new maritime security threat for the Asia Pacific?
(2019)Type: Journal ArticleVietnamese ‘blue boats’ - small wooden-hulled fishing boats - are now entering the territorial waters of Pacific Island countries and illegally catching high-value species found on remote coastal reefs. Crossing several ... -
Gender-inclusive facilitation for community-based marine resource management. An addendum to ‘Community-based marine resource management in Solomon Islands: A facilitators guide’ and other guides for community-based resource management
(2019)Type: Working PaperBoth women and men should be included in community-based marine resource management. To create an inclusive management process it is necessary to use deliberate and thoughtful and reflexive strategies that do not rely on ... -
The black box of power in polycentric environmental governance
(2019)Type: Journal ArticleFailure to address unsustainable global change is often attributed to failures in conventional environmental governance. Polycentric environmental governance—the popular alternative—involves many centres of authority ... -
Gender norms and relations: implications for agency in coastal livelihoods
(2019)Type: Journal ArticleImproving livelihoods and livelihood opportunities is a popular thrust of development investments. Gender and other forms of social differentiation influence individual agency to access, participate in, and benefit from ... -
Harnessing global fisheries to tackle micronutrient deficiencies
(2019)Type: Journal ArticleMicronutrient deficiencies account for an estimated one million premature deaths annually, and for some nations can reduce gross domestic product1,2 by up to 11%, highlighting the need for food policies that focus on ... -
Integrating fish into irrigation infrastructure projects in Myanmar: rice-fish what if…?
(2019)Type: Journal ArticleWith rapidly increasing investment in water control infrastructure (WCI) and a recently ratified agriculture development strategy that promotes integrated farming of high-value products such as fish, agricultural production, ... -
Increasing irrigation benefits and sustainability by integrating fisheries
(2019)Type: BrochureIrrigation systems and their reservoirs are complex, dynamic socio-ecological systems. With the right management, crop and fish production can both be increased, with the benefits shared equitably among nearby communities. ... -
ADB_Strengthening community-based natural resource management to safeguard food security in Malaita Province, Solomon Islands_2018_Final
Type: Donor ReportMarine resources are the backbone of the Solomon Islands economy, and form a crucial component of people’s subsistence livelihoods and food security (MDPAC 2016; WorldBank 2017). The sound management of coastal fisheries ... -
Governing Myanmar’s inland fisheries: looking for the right balance
Type: BlogThis article describes how WorldFish and partners are working collaboratively to document early experimentations with community-based fisheries management in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Delta. -
Evaluating the Fit of Co-management for Small-Scale Fisheries Governance in Timor-Leste
(2019)Type: Journal ArticleFisheries co-management is an increasingly globalized concept, and a cornerstone of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication, adopted ... -
Laying the foundation for fisheries research in Myanmar
Type: BlogThis article describes the support rolled out by WorldFish and partners in Myanmar to support local research capacity around fisheries and aquaculture. -
Gender-inclusive facilitation for community-based marine resource management. An addendum to “Community-based marine resource management in Solomon Islands: A facilitators guide” and other guides for CBRM
(2019)Type: BriefPeople who rely on a natural resource should be central to decisions about how that resource is used and managed. This principle is at the core of community-based resource management (CBRM) and other forms of collaborative ... -
Fisheries and aquaculture of Timor-Leste in 2019: Current knowledge and opportunities
(2019)Type: Internal ReportThis report details the current knowledge and available data on the fisheries and aquaculture sectors in Timor-Leste. -
A research framework for traditional fisheries
(1979)Type: ReportThe purpose of this monograph is to identify those areas of traditional fisheries research which have the greatest potential for contributing to the solution of problems facing traditional fishermen and their communities. ... -
Theory and management of tropical multispecies stocks: a review, with emphasis on the Southeast Asian demersal fisheries
(1979)Type: Working PaperThis paper consists of four main parts: a) the marine fisheries of Southeast Asia; b) the mathematical models; c)the Gulf of Thailand trawl fishery as a case study; and d) possible new approaches in the study and management ... -
Fish behavior and its use in the capture and culture of fishes
(1980)Type: Conference ProceedingsThe book deals with the utility of information on behaviour and physiology in the management of fisheries. Papersin the book are grouped into 3 categories: 1) those that apply to the manipulation of fish behaviour essentially ... -
Summary report of the ICLARM/ISEAS Workshop on Law of the Sea: problems of conflict and management of fisheries in Southeast Asia
(1980)Type: Conference ProceedingsThree working groups focussed on (1) the allocation of living resources; (2) the effects of extensions ofjurisdiction; (3) the problems of enforcement.
