I will discuss the current state of IUU fishing in Africa as reported in the literature. I will discuss the scope of this illegal activity in the continent and the economic and socila loss to the continent due to IUU fishing.

Fishing activities within the Galapagos Marine Reserve (GMR) are restricted to small-scale levels by national law. The fishing sector has relied on just two fisheries, sea cucumber and spiny lobster, and a strong Asian ...

Fishing involves the act of hunting for fish by hooking or trapping and may also include pursuing other aquatic animals by extension. However, modern fishing is both a recreational and professional sport in communities w ...

The spatial, multi-species nature of coral reef fisheries makes them notoriously difficult to manage. We have developed a simulation modeling approach to examine the effect of management options on the recreationally i ...

It is often claimed that rural households, especially the poor, rely on natural resources to cope with risks. What is less understood is its extent and whether harvesting natural resources is a strategy to cope with par ...

Environmental resource values are often obtainable only through stated preference or hypothetical surveys because other nonmarket valuation methods only account for part of the resource value or are unsuitable. Despit ...

One of the most significant obstacles in the implementation of marine protected areas (MPA's) in developing countries is the development of alternative livelihood strategies for local people affected by a new MPA. This ...

4-H advancement programs consist of a series of steps that provide a framework for progressive learning within a specific project area. Advancement programs encourage 4-H members to learn at their own speed based on thei ...

Many of Australias most valuable fisheries are not appreciated as such and so have miniscule management budgets. This situation is considered to be common elsewhere too. The paper argues this situation needs to be add ...