Resilient small-scale fisheries: Recent submissions
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A handbook for rapid appraisal of fisheries management systems: (version 1)
(1996)Type: BookThe Rapid Appraisal of Fisheries Management Systems (RAFMS) is a semistructured research tool designed to quickly document and evaluate the existing local-level fisheries management systems in a given fishing community. ... -
The fisheries of St. Lucia, West Indies
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleAn overview of the fisheries of St. Lucia using currently available information is presented. The fisheries are entirely artisanal, characterized by relatively simple and inexpensive gears and boats. The 2,100 fishers (who ... -
Reservoir fisheries of Orissa State, southern India
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleOrissa State has about 256000 ha of reservoir waters. At present, about 197000 ha of 1442 reservoirs are suitable for fish production. These reservoirs, constructed primarily for water storage, irrigation, flood control ... -
Management of freshwater capture fisheries in Cambodia: issues and approaches
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleLocated in the Lower Mekong Basin, the inland waters of Cambodia support an extensive fishery and provide food security to the country's largely subsistence oriented population. Current fishery production from inland waters ... -
Inland community fisheries in southern Laos
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleSince 1993, a series of aquatic resource co-management workshops have been on-going, established by the Lao government and fisheries agencies for village farmers in the Khong District in southern Laos, aiming for a sustainable ... -
Warning signs unheeded in South Pacific invertebrate trade
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleNearshore marine resources play a significant role in the lives of South Pacific islanders and can be critical to the economies of nations in the region. However, few countries have adequate management controls in place ... -
How fresh is too fresh?: the live reef food fish trade in eastern Indonesia
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleAlthough the live reef food fish trade has become an increasingly "hot" topic in the environmental press in recent months, many of the sources reporting on this practice have tended to focus on issues related to the rampant ... -
The scope of tropical reef fisheries and their management
(1996)Type: Book ChapterCoral reef resource systems extend throughout the tropics and are exploited primarily by subsistence fishers, supplying food for millions of people. The magnitude of harvests per unit area taken from coralline shelves ... -
Decision analysis applied to the fishery of the sea snail Concholepas concholepas from central northern coast of Chile
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleFormal decision analysis was applied to the management of loco (Concholepas concholepas, Fam. Muricidae) in Chile, 29-35 degrees S. Four interested groups were considered "Fishers", "Scientists", "Buyers" and the "State", ... -
Economic evaluation of marine fisheries in India for sustainable production and coastal zone development
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleThe article highlights briefly the economics of different types of fishing units operating along the Indian coast; analyzes the exploitation trend of major marine fishery resources in relation to its potential yield; and ... -
The lagoon fisheries of French Polynesia
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleA brief review is presented of the lagoon fisheries of the Tuamotu (especially Rangiroa) and Society Archipelagos, French Polynesia, with some emphasis on the role of traps and of social and economic factors affecting the ... -
Reinventing fisheries management
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleThis article presents the events and outcome of an international symposium on fisheries management titled, "Reinventing Fisheries Management", held at the Fisheries Centre of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, ... -
The Marine Stewardship Council: new hope for marine fisheries
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleTo help reverse the downward trends for the world's marine fish stocks, the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Aglo-Dutch Unilever have jointly formed the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), an independent, non-profit, ... -
Fisheries management: what chance on coral reefs?
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleFailures of fishery management to control fishing effort globally and how this affects the coral reef fisheries are discussed. The use of marine reserves in coral reef fisheries management is also emphasized. -
Simulating fisheries for the assessment of optimum harvesting strategies
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleSome results of a line of research explored by the author in recent years, and concerning the small-scale fisheries of Mexico are discussed. Clarity of goals for fisheries management is stressed as a departure point before ... -
A comparison of monofilament gillnet and small hook longline selectivity in a multispecies artisanal fishery in the Algarve, southern Portugal
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleAs part of the ongoing studies concerned with the small-scale fisheries of the South of Portugal, experimental fishing was carried out with monofilament gillnets and small hook longlines within the same area. Sixty-two ... -
Video technology applied to the management of Bahrain's marine resources
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleVideo technology has been used as a tool in research for many years. However, its widespread use as a fisheries management tool has been limited due to its relatively high cost. This is changing as video technology becomes ... -
Community fisheries management of freshwater lakes in Bangladesh
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleThe Oxbow Lakes Small Scale Fishermen Project in western Bangladesh is primarily a Social Fisheries Project. The project aims at self-management of the Oxbow lakes fishing and fish farming by members of the local communities ... -
Managing fisheries involving predator and prey species
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleSeveral management strategies for ecosystems with biological interaction are discussed, including predator removal, predator-prey coexistence, prey exploitation, overexploitation, and introduction of sanctuaries. Some case ... -
Impacts of fishing bans for conservation on hilsa fishers' livelihoods: Challenges and opportunities
(2018)Type: Book ChapterThis study assesses the impacts of fishing bans in Bangladesh on the livelihoods of hilsa fisher communities and opportunities for improvement. This study found that although the bans have resulted in higher total hilsa ...
