Resilient small-scale fisheries: Recent submissions

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    • Status of the demersal fishery resources of Bangladesh 

      Khan, A.A.; Sada, N.U.; Chowdhury, Z.A. (2003)
      Type: Book Chapter
      The present study makes use of the fisheries survey data collected during the period 1984 - 87 by the multi-purpose research vessel RV Anusandhani in the waters of Bangladesh, Bay of Bengal. The data consists of twelve ...

    • Achieving water and fish for all in the Philippines 

      Williams, M.J.; Choo, P.S. (2003)
      Type: Conference Paper
      In this article, the authors sketch the importance of fish and water to the Philippine people, the challenges faced and then give my perceptions of how to find solutions to the challenges – solutions that must encompass ...

    • Excess capacity and sustainable development in Java Sea fisheries 

      Squires, D.; Omar, I.; Jeon, Y.; Kirkley, J.; Kuperan, K.; Susilowati, I. (2003)
      Type: Journal Article
      Excess capacity and overfishing are problems in the open-access, common-pool fisheries of the Java Sea. Data development analysis is used to estimate excess fishing capacity and the number of vessels to decommission in ...

    • Managing mangroves 

      WorldFish (2018)
      Type: Poster
      This poster shows the importance of mangroves conservation along the coast of Solomon Islands.

    • Be croc wise 

      WorldFish (2018)
      Type: Poster
      This poster shows the various ways of avoiding attack from crocodiles.

    • Conserving coral reefs 

      WorldFish (2018)
      Type: Poster
      This poster shows that coral reefs are a vital source of food and income for coastal communities and protect the coast from storm. Hence it is important that they are to be protected.

    • Tales and stories of dugongs from Solomon Islands 

      WorldFish (2018)
      Type: Brochure
      In Solomon Islands, seagrass is found in almost every province. Large seagrass beds can be found in Western, Choiseul and Malaita provinces, and Lau lagoon contains the largest area of seagrass in the country. Seagrass ...

    • Building adaptive capacity to climate change; approaches applied in five diverse fisheries settings 

      Roscher, M.B.; Eam, D.; Suri, S.; Van Der Ploeg, J.; Mills, D.J.; Nagoli, J.; Cohen, P.J.; Cinner, J.; Hossain, M.; Matthew B Roscher: 0000-0002-3408-8763; Sharon K Suri: 0000-0003-3064-7991; David Jonathan Mills: 0000-0003-0181-843X; Joseph Nagoli: 0000-0002-8919-1397; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943; Md. Emdad Hossain: 0000-0001-5077-8740 (2020)
      Type: Brief
      Climate change poses a range of risks to coastal and inland rural communities in the global tropics. People living within these communities depend directly on physical and natural environments for income, food and their ...

    • Why marginality persists in a governable fishery: the case of New Zealand 

      Song, A.M.; Bodwitch, H.; Scholtens, J. (2018)
      Type: Journal Article
      This paper examines reproduction of marginality evident in fisheries. Uneven relations are widespread across geography and scale; between distant water fishing nations and coastal developing countries; between fishers on ...

    • Feasibility of fisheries co-management in Africa 

      Khan, A.S.; Mikkola, H.; Brummett, R.E. (2004)
      Type: Journal Article
      The current, highly centralized approach to fisheries management seems to be incapable of coping with escalating resource depletion and environmental degradation. Co-management has been identified as an alternative. This ...

    • Indicators for management of coral reefs and their applications to marine protected areas 

      Ablan, M.C.; McManus, J.W.; Viswanathan, K.K. (2004)
      Type: Journal Article
      Informed planning and decision-making in the management of natural resources requires an ability to integrate complex interactions in ecosystems and communicate these effectively to stakeholders. This involves coping with ...

    • Use of a fishery independant index to predict recruitment and catches of the spiny lobster 

      Cruz, R.; Adriano, R. (2004)
      Type: Journal Article
      This paper presents a review of recruitment and catch predictions based on an index of abundance of juveniles and pre-recruits (fishery independent index) in the Cuban lobster fisheries. This methodology can provide ...

    • The potential role of restocking and stock enhancement in the management of marine invertebrate fisheries in the Philippines 

      Bell, J.; Garces, L.R. (2004)
      Type: Book Chapter
      Throughout Southeast Asia, capture fisheries are no longer yielding their potential harvests - in many cases, the abundance of valuable species has been reduced to 10% of previous levels (Silvestre ef al., in press). The ...

    • When should restocking and stock enhancement be used to manage sea cucumber fisheries? 

      Bell, J.; Nash, W. (2004)
      Type: Report
      Access to technology for producing and releasing juveniles is not a sufficient rationale to proceed with restocking (restoring stocks to the point where they can sustain regular harvests) or stock enhancement (increasing ...

    • Fisheries, trade and utilization of sea cucumbers in Malaysia 

      Choo, P.S. (2004)
      Type: Report
      Sea cucumber fisheries in Malaysia are exploited off the coastal waters around the coral reef regions in Sabah in East Malaysia. In Peninsular Malaysia, this resource is minimally exploited because more than 90 % of the ...

    • Value of river fisheries 

      Cowx, I.; Almeida, O.; Bene, C.; Brummett, R.E.; Bush, S.; Darwall, W.; Pittock, J.; Van Brakel, M.L. (2004)
      Type: Conference Proceedings
      This paper examines the importance of accurately valuing the fisheries of large rivers (and in all ecosystems) and how such information can be used to maintain, improve and develop inland fisheries and ecosystem services, ...

    • Fisheries co-management - an institutional innovation? Lessons from south east Asia and southern Africa 

      Nielsen, J.R.; Degnbol, P.; Viswanathan, K.K.; Ahmed, M.; Hara, M.; Nik Mustapha, R.A. (2004)
      Type: Journal Article
      During the last decade the co-management concept has gained increasing acceptance as a potential way forward to improve fisheries management performance. It has, however, at the same time become increasingly evident that ...

    • Methods of consensus building for community-based fisheries management in Bangladesh and the Mekong Delta 

      Sultana, P.; Thompson, P. (2004)
      Type: Journal Article
      A method of consensus building for management of wetlands and fisheries using a systematic approach to participatory planning and initially developed in Bangladesh is now being applied in both Bangladesh and the Mekong ...

    • Management of restocking and stock enhancement programs: the need for different approaches 

      Bell, J. (2004)
      Type: Book
      Availability of technology for producing and releasing juveniles in the wild is not all that is required to proceed with programs for restocking (restoring stocks to the point where they can sustain regular harvests) and ...

    • What can be done to restore Pacific turtle populations?: The Bellagio blueprint for action on Pacific sea turtles 

      Steering Committee, Bellagio Conference on Sea Turtles (2004)
      Type: Report
      The Bellagio Blueprint for Action on Pacific Sea Turtles is an outcome of the Bellagio Conference on the Conversation and Sustainable Management of Sea Turtles organized jointly by the WorldFish Center and U.S. NOAA ...