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Creator:: Do, Kim Hang Pham and Folmer, Henk
Abstract:: IIFET 2008 paper presentation by by Kim Hang Pham Do and Henk Folmer.
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding

Creator:: Allison, Edward
Abstract:: This session proposes to review and critically discuss the potential for conceptual approaches addressing human and economic development in the context of the fisheries sector. Recent research, informed by a wide range of frameworks in development studies, is greatly increasing our understanding of the lives and livelihoods of fishing people...
Resource Type:: Other

Creator:: Rathnaweera, Erwin and Gunasekara, Jayantha
Abstract:: It is recognized that small-scale fishing communities are grappled with an array of problems, including overfishing of fishing resources, lack of alternative sources of employment, rapid population growth, displacement in coastal areas due to industrial development and tourism, pollution and environmental degradation etc.. Discussions on the issue of overfishing in...
Resource Type:: Other

Creator:: Coulthard, Sarah, Johnson, Derek, and McGregor, Allister
Abstract:: At first, a paper which explores "wellbeing" in fisheries might seem misplaced. Our attention is more often focused on the poverty with which fisheries are so inherently associated and the threat of growing poverty as fishers, worldwide, face depleted fish stocks and a rapidly changing coastal environment. As this panel,...
Resource Type:: Other

Creator:: Ngwenya, Elkana
Abstract:: There has been an increase in efforts towards alleviating food insecurity in developing and transition economies. Changes in agricultural practices and the growth of aquaculture have led to changes in food consumption, employment opportunities and household income. Aquaculture and fishery products have become a significant source of high quality protein,...
Resource Type:: Other

Creator:: Kanthiah, Pazhani
Abstract:: Small-Scale Fisheries constitute 81 per cent of the total fisheries sector in India.It has been playing a pivotal role in providing employment, income and nutritional security to a vast majority of India's population. But, this sector remains neglected and the fisherfolk who depend on it remain socially and economically backward....
Resource Type:: Other

Creator:: Hoang Van, Cuong
Abstract:: Planning is an important kind of policies making. Meanwhile it is considered as activities which specify general development strategies of a nation, sector or even a specific field; it also is the basis for developing and implementing development projects (Huong, 2005). Therefore, it is essential to recognize the challenges, opportunities...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Creator:: Ran, Tao, Keithly, Walter R., and Kazmierczak, Richard F.
Abstract:: The shrimp fishery accounts for more than one-half of the total revenues generated by commercial fishing activities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Due to its historical open access nature the harvesting sector has historically been overcapitalized (from an economic perspective) resulting in a suboptimal generation of rents. Various management...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Creator:: Matthiasson, Thorolfur and Armstrong, Claire
Abstract:: This paper models and investigates the foreshortening of transferred quota which is applied in the Norwegian fisheries management. This reduction in the transferred quota amount by 20% is then redistributed amongst all vessels in the relevant vessel group. It is shown that fishing units can be expected to be operated...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Creator:: Yang, Zijiang and Nie, Xiaojie
Abstract:: This report presents the results of bio-economic assessment studies of the Bohai Sea & the Yellow Sea and the associated fisheries management. The studies, which were facilitated through workshop with the participation of international experts, included fisheries resources rent assessments and causal chain analysis to determine the rent losses in...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

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