Many fisheriues in Vietnam have witnessed notable reductions in catch and fish size. Given the millions of Vietnamese who are dependent on marine resources, it is critical to not only develop more sustainable
fisheries management practices, but also understand the links between vulnerability and other socio-economic and institutional factors, in...
This paper explores how the implementation of appropriate policy measures and underlying institutions can support sustainability and resilience in fishery systems. The policies discussed fall into three categories. First are those relating directly to fishery management, including the development of a management portfolio, application of the precautionary approach, and implementation...
Ecolabels for seafood have now been available for almost ten years. After a slow start, the demand for seafood products that are certified to be sustainable has picked up. Moreover, an increasing number of
fisheries are seeking ecolabeling certification because it has become a de facto prerequisite for market access...
I view the Columbia River Pastoral Letter as a guide to
God’s economy on the Columbia River. What is it that the
marine stories of the Bible tell us about what God views
as a healthy economy on the water? It is clear that the
fishermen’s encounters and stories of...
Trip report and summary of conference content of Fifth Plenary Session, International Workshop on Implementing a Maghreb Digital Library for Education, Science & Culture held Jan. 25-28, 2007.
This report is documentation of activities and outcomes of the work of the Student Affairs Research and Evaluation office in the Division of Student Affairs. The Office was created by the Vice Provost for Student Affairs in July, 2002. Rebecca A. Sanderson, PhD, was the first Director for this office.
The fundamental externality of a common property, that is considered a fishery, was introduced by Hardin (1968). One the ideas presented by Hardin: the landings that one fisherman obtains depend on the
mortality rate applied by him and by the on the available biomass which depends on the total exploitation...