WorldFish Repository: Recent submissions
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Financing smallholder aquaculture enterprises
(2011)Type: BriefAquaculture is the world’s fastest growing food production sector. Developing countries produce the bulk of aquaculture production, and smallholders dominate the rural landscape throughout the developing world, making up ... -
The WorldFish Center in Bangladesh
(2011)Type: PosterA poster on WorldFish Bangladesh, and its mission to reduce poverty and hunger by improving fisheries and aquaculture -
WorldFish report 2010/11
(2011)Type: ReportThis year's report contains the Director General's and Chairman's statements illustrating the major thrust of and progress with the approved 2011 strategy. It incorporates details of the financial statement for the past ... -
Fish supply and demand scenarios in Cambodia and perspectives on the future role of aquaculture
(2011)Type: BriefFish is vital to the well-being and livelihoods to millions of people in the Lower Mekong Basin, many of whom are poor, relying on fish as a major source of animal protein, sometimes the only source. The supply of ‘free’ ... -
Towards integrated island management: lessons from Lau, Malaita, for the implementation of a national approach to resource management in Solomon Islands: final report
(2011)Type: ReportSolomon Islands has recently developed substantial policy aiming to support inshore fisheries management, conservation, climate change adaptation and ecosystem approaches to resource management. A large body of experience ... -
Sub-Saharan fish trade and nutrition in a changing climate
(2011)Type: BriefThere is an increasing ‘fish gap’ in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where fish supplies have failed to keep pace with the region’s growing demand. Despite the high dependence on fish for nutrition in much of the region, consumption ... -
Envisioning 2050: climate change, aquaculture and fisheries in West Africa. Dakar, Senegal 14-16 April 2010
(2011)Type: ReportThis report presents the activities and results of the workshop Envisioning 2050: Climate Change, Aquaculture and Fisheries in West Africa. The objectives of the workshop were to discuss critical issues and uncertainties ... -
Vision 2050: changement climatique, pêche et aquaculture en Afrique de l’Ouest Du 14 au 16 avril 2010, Dakar, Sénégal
(2011)Type: ReportCe rapport présente les activités et les résultats de l’atelier Vision 2050: Changement climatique, pêche et aquaculture en Afrique de l’Ouest. Les objectifs de l’atelier étaient de discuter les questions critiques et les ... -
Solomon Islands State of the Coral Triangle Report: Summary
(2011)Type: ReportThe Solomon Islands National Plan of Action (SI-NPOA): Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF) provides visionary guidance for the management of coral reefs and related ecosystems ... -
Planning the use of fish for food security in Solomon Islands
(2011)Type: ReportThis study was funded through the USAID-supported Coral Triangle Support Partnership (CTSP). As part of the US CTI Support Program, CTSP is part of the United States Government’s commitment to promote the sustainable ... -
Predicting the impacts and socio-economic consequences of climate change on global marine ecosystems and fisheries: the QUEST_Fish framework
(2011)Type: Book ChapterClimate change is accelerating and is already affecting the marine environment. Estimating the effects of climate change on the production of fish resources, and their dependent societies, is complex because of: difficulties ... -
Fish farmers’ perceptions, impacts and adaptation on/of/to climate change in Africa (The case of Egypt and Nigeria)
(2018)Type: Book ChapterPerception is the bed rock to really apprehend the assertiveness and interpretations of the farmers which are the grass root receptors or benefactors of the effects of climate change. Individual perception and knowledge ... -
The natural history and fisheries ecology of Lake Chilwa, southern Malawi
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleLake Chilwa produces between zero and 24,000 metric tons of fish per year, making it one of the most productive but variable lakes in Africa. The size of the lake varies seasonally and among years, sometimes drying completely. ... -
Vulnerability of mangroves, seagrasses and intertidal flats in the tropical Pacific to climate change
(2011)Type: Book ChapterMangroves and seagrasses are of special interest to coastal fisheries worldwide because of the role they play in providing nursery areas for commonly harvested fish and invertebrates. Although the ecology of fish and ... -
Vulnerability and resilience of remote rural communities to shocks and global changes: empirical analysis from Solomon Islands
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleSuccessful management of socio-ecological systems not only requires the development and field-testing of robust and measurable indices of vulnerability and resilience but also improved understanding of the contextual factors ... -
Fisheries management and governance challenges in a climate change
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter outlines the causes and consequences of climate change and summarise future projections for ocean temperature rise, coral bleaching events and ocean acidification, and the associated uncertainties. This review ... -
Climate change and other external drivers in small-scale fisheries: practical steps for responding
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThe effects of international trade, market globalization, technology, climatic change, health and disease, demography, governance, development patterns and aquaculture on small-scale fisheries and practical suggestions for ... -
Seasonal dynamics of physico-chemical characteristics and biological responses of Lake Chilwa, Southern Africa
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleLake Chilwa is shared by Malawi and Mozambique, it supports an important fishery and its watershed is undergoing rapid population growth and increasing utilization for agricultural production. It is a shallow, closed basin ... -
Planning the use of fish for food security in Solomon Islands
(2011)Type: ReportThis study was funded through the USAID-supported Coral Triangle Support Partnership (CTSP). This study provides an insight into the changing demand for fish in the Solomon Islands over the next 20 years. It supports US ... -
The Implications of global climate change for molluscan aquaculture
(2011)Type: Book ChapterClimate change is leading to alterations in the basic biophysical processes that determine the ecological structure and function of the oceans. This will have an impact on the future of molluscan shellfish farming. The ...
