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Determinants of Land Leasing Decisions for Shrimp Farming: A Case Study of Smallholders' Shrimp Farming In India

Creator:: Bhattacharya, Poulomi
Abstract:: Using primary data collected from 208 shrimp farming households and 69 households leasing-out land for shrimp farming, this paper explores the demographic and economic factors influencing the land leasing decisions for traditional and scientific shrimp farming in West Bengal, India, applying Tobit Model. The results indicate that size of households‟...
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Full Text:: LAND LEASING DECISIONS FOR SHRIMP FARMING: A CASE STUDY OF SMALLHOLDERS’ SHRIMP FARMING IN INDIA

Fish, Floods, and Farmers: The Joint Production of Ecosystem Services on a Working Landscape

Creator:: Garnache, Cloe
Abstract:: This paper examines the tradeoffs between the production of crops and habitat for juvenile salmon, through flood events, on the Yolo Bypass floodplain. I investigate how changes in the fishery management institution affect the economic returns to fish habitat. To understand how habitat provision affects the economic surplus of the...
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Full Text:: ) − h(x,E) where I z(y) > 0 for all y ∈ R+ (facultative habitat) I z′ ≥ 0 I Steady state fishery

Responsible Wetland Fishing and Policy Options: An Economic Analysis

Creator:: Rahman, Aminur
Abstract:: Half of Bangladesh (50% of land surface) is wetland and wetland supplies most of the freshwater fisheries in Bangladesh. Tanguar Haor (haor means wetland with vast waterbodies) is a declared Ramsar site which posses one of the largest fishery stock in the country. However, there is no clear-cut guidance in...
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Full Text:: declared as Ramsar site recently. The ministry of land leases out these water bodies for a period of 1-3

WWF Experiences in Responsible Aquaculture

Creator:: Corsin, Flavio and Villalon, Jose
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Full Text:: aquaculture • But the industry can negatively impact the environment and society The approach Wildlife

The Challenge of Building Successful Stakeholder Groups: New Zealand's Experience in Developing a Co-Management Regime

Creator:: Yandle, Tracy
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Full Text:: surveys are examined using Ostrom’s (1990) design principles for long-lived natural resource management

Cultural and Natural Assets for Willamette Basin, Oregon Sustainability

Creator:: Smith, Courtland L. and Gilden, Jennifer S.
Abstract:: In this paper, we consider the transfer of environmental and cultural assets to the next generation as a potential measure of sustainability. We define net assets as the value of renewable and nonrenewable natural resources plus human-made, intellectual, social, and cultural capital, minus any debts. We apply this approach by...
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: changes in land use are a proxy for asset change. A broad look at the Willamette Valley, Oregons most

A New Approach to Fisheries Management in Western Australia

Creator:: Brayfod, Heather
Abstract:: The high ecological, social and economic value placed on Western Australia’s aquatic environment creates a significant obligation on the WA Department of Fisheries to develop and implement appropriate and sustainable resource management strategies for the State's fisheries and fish habitats. Historically, fisheries management in Western Australia has been based on...
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Full Text:: use planning processes for coastal lands often do not integrate the use of coastal land and the use of

Long Term Gain from Medium Term Pain - Lessons for Fisheries Managers from Integrated Ecosystem Based and Collaborative Approaches in New Zealand

Creator:: Hughey, Ken
Abstract:: Aotearoa New Zealand has a long running and well managed quota management system for its fisheries, yet still faces challenges in terms of designing and implementing integrated ecosystem based approaches. Two recent processes have challenged the norm. In the Te Korowai case, issues surrounding the coastal marine environment were managed...
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Full Text:: – lessons for fisheries managers from integrated ecosystem based and collaborative approaches in New

Cultured Marine Forest as a Key Concept for Responsible Fisheries

Creator:: Matsuda, Yoshiaki
Abstract:: Human beings are now recognizing that fish are no longer free gifts from the nature and we have to manage it wisely. The current management schemes are more or less based on the allocation of fish by individuals or communities through rules and regulations, resulting in illegal fishing, high MCS...
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Full Text:: Proceedings CULTURED MARINE FOREST AS A KEY CONCEPT FOR RESPONSIBLE FISHERIES Yoshiaki Matsuda Kagoshima

Missing Links in Ocean Governance: The Case of Fisheries

Creator:: Matsuda, Yoshiaki
Abstract:: The state of the world at the beginning of 21 century is terribly bad from all points of views such as environment, food supply, resources, economy and security essential for human survival. Our civilization based on technological development and mass consumption has been using up all resources on land and...
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Full Text:: and mass consumption has been using up all resources on land and looking for alternative resources at

Foundations for Effective Marine Ecosystem Management

Creator:: McClurg, Tom
Abstract:: Marine ecosystems are generally more extensive and complex than terrestrial ecosystems. Our understanding of the ecological relationships and biological processes within marine ecosystems is rudimentary but improving. In addition, our appreciation of the range of goods and services available from the marine environment and demand for competing economic uses of...
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Full Text:: World Wildlife Fund, “Policy Proposals and Operational Guidance for ecosystem-Based Management of Marine

Economic Valuation of Mangroves for Assessing the Livelihood of Fisherfolk: A Case Study in India

Creator:: DebRoy, Piyashi and Jayaraman, R.
Abstract:: The study was carried out in a village named MGR Thittu in the vicinity of the Pichavaram mangroves in the state Tamil Nadu in India. The objectives of the study were to review the current status of mangroves in Tamil Nadu, study the fisherfolk’s perceived role of mangroves on their...
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Full Text:: were engaged with NGOs and other foundations working for the welfare of the village. The experts held

Fisheries co-management and poverty alleviation in the context of the sustainable livelihoods approach: A case study in the fishing communities of Aby lagoon in cote d'ivoire

Creator:: Njifonjou, Oumarou, Satia, Benedict P., and Angaman, Konan
Abstract:: The study used a combination of fairly standard and often overlapping participatory tools and techniques as well as SWOT analysis in the context of the sustainable livelihoods approach (SLA) which is emerging as a potentially useful way to looking at policies and institutions to address poverty. The adoption of fisheries...
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Full Text:: community’ s perception of poverty is focused on owning property like fishing gear, cultivable land for food

Is “Waste Not Want Not” an Adequate Ethic for By-catch?: Five Biblical Ethical Models for Addressing Incidental Fisheries Catch and Ecosystem Disturbance

Creator:: Bratton, Susan Power
Abstract:: The “Protestant ethic” with its emphasis on hard work, efficiency, and frugality has influenced the values of North American fishing communities. Many commercial fishers concur with its principle of “waste not, want not,” and believe that discarding marketable fish is wrong. In industrialized fisheries, this ethic by itself is inadequate,...
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Full Text:: farm for themselves, but the wildlife must have access to some of the productivity of the land. We

Obligations to Protect Marine Ecosystems Under International Conventions and other Legal Instruments

Creator:: Aqorau, Transform
Abstract:: Traditional approaches to fisheries management, which have been singular, species-based and non-sectoral, have failed to protect the world’s fisheries resources. This has resulted in the overexploitation of fish stocks, displacement of fishing fleets and dislocation of fishing communities. The first attempts at international regulation of fisheries were simple, but premised...
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Full Text:: dealing with water, land or wildlife. An ecosystem approach to management is a holistic approach that

Assessing Micronutrient Deficiency As Part of Meeting Millennium Development Goals for Fish Growing Households in Vietnam and the Papua New Guinea

Creator:: Ngwenya, Elkana
Abstract:: Studies on poverty have focused predominantly on low income and food poverty. Little or no attention has been given to the emerging problem of adequate calorie intake accompanied by low micronutrient levels, particularly in diets of rural households in transition and developing economies. Micronutrient deficiencies are related to child mortality,...
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Full Text:: Deficiency As Part of Meeting Millennium Development Goals for Fish Growing Households in Vietnam and the

Modeling the Compatibility of Biological and Economic Objectives on a Forested Landscape

Creator:: Calkin, David, Montgomery, Claire A., Shumaker, Nathan H., Polasky, Stephen, Arthur, Jeffrey A., and Nalle, Darek J.
Abstract:: An integrated model combining a wildlife population simulation model and timber harvest and growth models was developed to explore the tradeoffs between the likelihood of persistence of a hypothetical wildlife species and timber harvest volumes on a landscape in the Central Oregon Cascades. Simulated annealing, a heuristic optimization technique, was...
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Full Text:: structure for future models that will allow land managers and forest planners to become more informed about

The Training Managers for 21st Century Fisheries Initiative: Summary and Recommendations from the Inaugural International Workshop

Creator:: Jodice, Laura W., Sylvia, Gilbert, Harte, Michael, Hanna, Susan, and Stokes, Kevin
Abstract:: Organizers convened an international workshop to address training necessary to produce effective managers for 21st century fisheries. The workshop involved government, industry, academic, and nongovernmental organization (NGO) leaders from Oceania, North America, and Europe. They addressed vision and management challenges of 21st century fisheries; requisite skills and knowledge; current training...
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Full Text:: management and decision-making processes for the working fishery manager. The need to examine training

Fishermen cooperatives: A tool for socio-economic development

Creator:: Sapovadia, Vrajlal
Abstract:: Cooperatives are considered shield of the weak. In cooperatives, members with limited mean pool their resources and efforts to achieve much, which otherwise they would not have achieved. Cooperatives are democratic organisation and definition of democracy given by Abraham Lincoln fits perfectly 'for the people' 'by the people' 'of the...
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Full Text:: level while several Kibbutz are working in Israel for fisheries on cooperative basis. National

Is There Hope for Fisheries Management?

Creator:: Schrank, William E.
Abstract:: Fisheries is not the only discipline where models have been used in attempts to fine tune an aspect of the economy. Such fine tuning can prove ineffective because of the uncertainties in the scientific underpinnings of the models and because of the omission of critical elements. In fisheries, the biological...
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Full Text:: Microsoft Word - WES Paper Formatted for proceedings.doc IIFET 2006

The Role of IIFET in Building Human Capital for 21st Century Fisheries Management

Creator:: Harte, Michael James, Sylvia, Gilbert, and Jodice, Laura
Abstract:: The nations of the world confront complex challenges in managing fisheries resources in the 21st century. While attention focuses on the need for new institutional ideas, designing and implementing effect governance may be imperiled by inadequate investment in the human capital needed to lead, innovate, and manage. Economics, which integrates...
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Full Text:: swamps and clearance of forest to create lands for other urban or rural uses. Although perhaps a less

Community Based Fisheries Management as the future fisheries management option for small-scale fisheries of Bangladesh

Creator:: Hossain, Md. Monir, Islam, Md. Aminul, Ridgway, Stephen, and Matsuishi, Takashi
Abstract:: Fisheries resource is a great natural asset to this planet and ensuring the responsible use of these resources can enrich the lives of its people. However, global fishery resources are under high and mounting pressure which is severe, particularly in the developing countries. Until recently, traditional fisheries management has failed...
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Full Text:: 1 COMMUNITY BASED FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AS THE FUTURE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT OPTION FOR SMALL-SCALE

The Relevance of Indigenous Knowledge to Contemporary Sustainability

Creator:: Ford, Jesse
Abstract:: The subject of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is currently attracting interest from many quarters, including biologists and philosophers as well as the more traditional mix of anthropologists and other social scientists. Given rapid contemporary rates of change, as well as the novel species and environments being created by six billion...
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Full Text:: working ecologist be interested in this area, and are there implications for practitioners in other

Addressing Fish Uncertainty: The Quest for Rational Decisionmaking

Creator:: Katz, Mike, Koss, Patricia, and Shawcross, Jennifer
Abstract:: This paper explores the policy efforts dealing with the problem of declining Pacific Northwest fish runs. Results have been disappointing. Decades of expensive efforts costing billion of dollars have been relatively ineffective in increasing salmon runs. Many species of wild fish continue to decline or remain significantly below target levels...
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Full Text:: Council’s initial fish and wildlife programs. And for the last several years the National Marine Fisheries

Exploring Survey Methodologies for Collecting Recreational Angler Expenditure Data

Creator:: Gentner, Brad
Abstract:: Beginning in 1998 on the East Coast of the United States (US) and ending on the West Coast of the US in 2000, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) conducted a series of surveys to gauge marine recreational angler expenditures by region. These surveys were conducted using the Marine Recreational...
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Full Text:: EXPLORING SURVEY METHODOLOGIES FOR COLLECTING RECREATIONAL ANGLER EXPENDITURE DATA Brad Gentner, Gentner

Quality assurance schemes for seafood - structure and implementation

Creator:: Norberg, Hans Martin
Abstract:: Generic Quality Assurance Schemes referred to as Schemes, have been established in the primary industries in many countries. They represent an important part of the generic marketing for different categories of foodstuffs, especially primary produce. Such Schemes are established due to, among other things, severe competition in the international food...
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Full Text:: Quality assurance schemes for seafood - structure and

Policy Initiatives and New Directions for Managing Fisheries in Queensland, Australia

Creator:: Dinesen, Zena
Abstract:: Responsibility for management of fisheries resources in waters off Queensland, Australia is vested largely in the Queensland Government, under the Offshore Constitutional Settlement agreed between the federal and state governments. These Queensland-managed fisheries include lucrative prawn fisheries and reef and coastal finfish fisheries off the east coast of Queensland and...
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Full Text:: Portsmouth Proceedings 1 POLICY INITIATIVES AND NEW DIRECTIONS FOR MANAGING FISHERIES IN QUEENSLAND

Consumer Preferences for Ecolabeled Seafood in the United States and Norway: A Comparison

Creator:: Donath, Holger, Wessells, Cathy R., John, Robert J., and Asche, Frank
Abstract:: The authors are research assistant, professor and department chair, and assistant professor in the Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics at the University of Rhode Island, respectively. Frank Asche is professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Stavanger, Norway. Funding for this project was provided by...
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Full Text:: Consumer Preferences for Ecolabeled Seafood in the United States

A Market Chain Analysis of Northern Gulf Cod Fisheries: Implications for Resource Sustainability and Economic Viability

Creator:: Khan, Ahmed
Abstract:: This contribution employs a „fish chain‟ approach or ocean to plate analysis to examine key market drivers affecting Northern Gulf cod fisheries recovery since their collapse in the early 1990s. Drawing upon the backward bending supply model of fisheries; secondary data was compiled and analyzed for the pre- and post-collapse...
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Full Text:: Montpellier Proceedings 1 A MARKET CHAIN ANALYSIS OF NORTHERN GULF COD FISHERIES: IMPLICATION FOR

The FAO International Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing Capacity

Creator:: Gréboval, Dominique F.
Abstract:: In 1999, the FAO Committee on Fisheries adopted an International Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing Capacity. The paper presents this new international fisheries instrument and discusses the main issues which would need to be addressed by Nations and regional fisheries organizations worldwide to ensure its implementation. Specific...
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Full Text:: The FAO International Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing

A contextual analysis of small-scale fisheries governance in Nigeria: building on challenges and opportunities for sustainability

Creator:: Fakoya, Kafayat, A. and Akintola, Shehu L.
Abstract:: Complex social–ecological systems such as small-scale fisheries require the inclusion of human dimensions in fisheries management and planning for simultaneously preserving human health and habitat health.However, linkages between ecological, social, political and economic subsystems have been largely ignored in conventional fisheries management, in Nigeria in particular. Hence, the weak governance...
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Full Text:: informal tenure rights to land and the fishery resources they depend on for livelihoods, thus lacking

Comparative Economics of Traditional vs. Scientific Shrimp Farming Systems: A Study of Smallholders Shrimp Culture in West Bengal

Creator:: Bhattacharya, Poulomi
Abstract:: The advent of scientific shrimp farming in India during 1990-91 was a turning point of shrimp production in the country. Though scientific shrimp farming system renders higher level of production than the existing traditional farming system, it is subject to certain criticisms especially for generating negative environmental externalities. The conversion...
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Full Text:: costs over a fifteen years time frame under two alternative scenarios - 1) reusing the land for

Economic Analysis of Fish Farming in Osun State, South-Western Nigeria

Creator:: Olasunkanmi, John Bunmi
Abstract:: Information on economic viability of aquaculture is crucial for investors when assessing the feasibility of an aquaculture investment. Unfortunately, such information has been scarce in Nigeria. The economic analysis of fish farming in Osun State, South-Western Nigeria was therefore carried out using data collected from seventy two randomly selected fish...
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Full Text:: livestock and other crops for the same basic inputs- land, water, labour, nutrients, management etc. (FAO

Economics of sewerage feed multivarietal fish farming in West Bengal

Creator:: Lahiri, Debabrata
Abstract:: Sewerage feed fishing farming is being practiced in many parts of the world. In this type of fish farming domestic and industrial sewerage discharged from bug metropolis are utilized for fish farming. Utilization of sewerage for fish farming has been an alternative for treatment. As installation of sewerage treatment plants...
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Full Text:: cultivation along the lands of river Bidyadhari. The river is separated from agricultural land by means of

Incentive based tools – prospects and challenges in application to migratory fisheries with a high seas component

Creator:: Maharaj, Vishwani
Abstract:: A World Bank/Global Environmental Facility funded project aims to explore the potential for incentive based tools and third-party financing to improve the performance of highly migratory fisheries with a high seas component (ABNJ fisheries). Under this World Bank project, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF-Inc.) is responsible for the work of...
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Full Text:: effectively working across scales Cross-scale linkages Cross-scale linkages National Regional Local

Cleaning of Eutrophic Inland Waters for Fishery and Amenities: On the Treatment of Dynamic Aspects in Political Economy Modelling of Statutory Regulations in Polluting Communities

Creator:: Nuppenau, Ernst-August
Abstract:: Due to the immanent common property problem of water, non-point-pollution is the common feature of many inland waters and the eutrophic levels are alarmingly high. drinking water and other services are negatively affected by high eutrophic levels fisheries. Concerning causes of pollution, agriculture, subject to overuse of fertilizer and pesticides,...
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Full Text:: (higher visibility, for instance, due to higher water quality, more fish, wildlife etc.) are regarded as

The Bio-Economics of Sea Turtle Use in Mexico: History of Exploitation and Conservation Policies for the Olive Ridly (Lepidochelys olivacea)

Creator:: Trinidad, Hector and Wilson, James
Abstract:: Illegal behavior among fishermen is often explained using models that abstract from the moral and the political realm. These same models may also abstract from the institutional realities of law making and the behavioral realities of small businesses and families. Illegal behavior may be a result of situations where policy...
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Full Text:: leather. An average of 60 olive ridley turtles brings 3,000 pesos ($320 US) for a working day. This

Modelling adoption of rice-fish systems with fuzzy logic

Creator:: Bosma, Roel, Dang Kieu, Nhan, Udo, Henk, and Kaymak, Uzay
Abstract:: Most current models analyzing technology adoption are based on a function that assumes farmers make decisions upon utility maximization but ignores cultural or social factors. The traditional production systems of the Mekong Delta were based on floating rice varieties and fish harvested both from rivers and rice fields. Since 1980...
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Full Text:: sensitivity of the fuzzy logic simulation did not confirm the importance of land size and wealth ranking for

The Economics and Politics of Fisheries Disaster Recovery: Louisiana's Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Creator:: Caffey, Rex, Diop, Hamady, Keithly, Walter, and Kazmierczak, Richard
Abstract:: On the morning of 29 August 2005, Southeast Louisiana was decimated by the winds and flood surge associated with Hurricane Katrina. Shortly thereafter, Hurricane Rita played havoc on the Southwestern part of the state. Louisiana's commercial seafood industry, already on the decline for a number of reasons, including declining output...
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Full Text:: , already on the decline for a number of reasons, including declining output prices, was further crippled

Market Orientated Value Adding (MOVA) and Fisheries Management

Creator:: Trondsen, Torbjørn
Abstract:: This paper focus on motivation factors for market oriented value adding (MOVA) in the fishing industry of the limited fish resources. Analytical the paper interpreter the market orientation concept into the Structure- Conduct-Performance model from industrial economics. It shows that most established fisheries management systems as Olympic style, licenses and...
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Full Text:: Trondsen1 University of Tromsø2 Abstract: This paper focus on motivation factors for market oriented

Community Perception Towards a Set Back Area : A Case Study in Galle District, Sri Lanka

Creator:: Koralagama, Dilanthi
Abstract:: In view of the coastal areas, vulnerability to natural hazards particularly tsunami, earthquakes, etc, are rather increasing. The tsunami, giant tidal waves struck on 26th of December 2004 caused severe damage to people and their livelihood. It is now felt that the country should enforce a regulation procedure to manage...
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Full Text:: Coastal zone is a key economically important land strip for any country nearby the sea. It adds a scenic

Implications of Japanese Experience in Fisheries to Asia and the World

Creator:: Matsuda, Yoshiaki
Abstract:: Fisheries are increasingly important in the world with growing demand for fish in China, Western, African and Asian countries. Many people depend on fisheries and will be benefited from fisheries. Many governments took fisheries promotion policies after the 1970s when the UN 3rd Law of the Sea Conference developed. However,...
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Full Text:: in the world with growing demand for fish in China, Western, African and Asian countries. Many

Institutional Evolution at Lake Chad: Traditional Administration and Flexible Fisheries Management

Creator:: Sarch, Marie-Therese
Abstract:: Lake Chad is a vitally important wetland in the semi-arid Sahel corridor. It provides the basis of many thousands of livelihoods which depend on its seasonal fluctuations to renew fish stocks, farmland and rangeland. This paper describes how the institutions which govern access to fishing rights has evolved on the...
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Full Text:: codifying ‘native’ arrangements for access to land which Berry (1993) examined in former British colonies

Evaluating Livelihood Strategies and the Role of Inland Fisheries in Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation: The Case of the Yaéré Floodplain in North Cameroon

Creator:: Béné, Christophe, Mindjimba, Koané, Belal, Emma, and Jolley, Tom
Abstract:: It is usually assumed that most, if not all, small scale fishing communities, particularly in tropical countries, represents the poorest and most disadvantaged part of rural societies. As a result, these populations have been targeted for poverty alleviation by fisheries development programmes since the early 60's. Unfortunately many of these...
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Full Text:: or data collecting procedures which were developed for the rapid study of land-based resource

Towards an Eco-Theology of Fisheries Management?

Creator:: McIlgorm, Alistair
Abstract:: This paper discusses the potential contribution of an eco-theology to the management of marine resources. The claim of the Christian gospel is that God has a plan for everything in the universe and we are to live to bring it about. The Hebrew/Christian world view is significantly different from naturalism...
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Full Text:: reach the qualities needed for wise rulership in the promised land. Only after a generation died in

Private Water Ownership and Fisheries Governance in Finland

Creator:: Salmi, Pekka and Varjopuro, Riku
Abstract:: Coastal and inland water areas in Finland have traditionally been under private ownership in conjunction with possession of land. Most of these water areas are managed jointly by the individual owners. In the late 20th century, an authoritative top-down management regime and regional decision-making layers were established and added to...
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Full Text:: private ownership in conjunction with possession of land (Eklund 1994, Tiitinen 1995). For almost a

Beach Seining in Mozambique - Bane or Benefit?

Creator:: Wilson, James
Abstract:: Manual beach seining is a widespread and popular fishing gear in Mozambique, targeting small pelagics and demersals and supplying exclusively national markets. The fishery provides employment for half of all marine artisanal fishermen in the country, and lands a significant proportion of total catch from the artisanal sector. The fishery...
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Full Text:: provides employment for half of all marine artisanal fishermen in the country, and lands a significant

Evaluation of the performance of the governance of small-scale fisheries in the South

Creator:: Thebaud, Olivier, Leopold, Marc, and Charles, Anthony
Abstract:: The importance of land infrastructure for supporting coastal fisheries has long been acknowledged; its role in remote and geographically challenged fishing communities in the Nordic Arctic has visibly impacted community structure and development. This paper explores the Red King Crab (RKC) fishery in Norway and the ways in which its...
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Full Text:: , government/scientific working group) allow(s) for discussions and collective fishery decision-making

An Economic Analysis To Sustainable Fisheries Management

Creator:: Lokina, Razack B.
Abstract:: The coastal zone is a dynamic area surrounding the interface between land and sea. The coastal area and its resources offer great benefits and opportunities for human use. Most coastal activities in Tanzania rely on the natural resources that the coast offers (fishing, forestry, agriculture, tourism, mining, salt production mariculture...
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Full Text:: Abstract. The coastal zone is a dynamic area surrounding the interface between land and sea. The coastal

Artisanal fishing in the Galapagos

Creator:: Anderson, Lee G. and Wiley, Tracey L.
Abstract:: El Archipielago de Colon, more commonly known as the Galapagos Islands, is a province of Ecuador located about 600 miles off the coast of South America. It consists of approximately 45 volcanic islands (15 major and 30 minor) plus scores of smaller islets and rocks. The total land area is...
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Full Text:: scores of smaller islets and rocks. The total land area is 7,882 square kilometers, with a coastline

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