Small-scale aquaculture is fundamental to the livelihoods of many of the
rural poor in Asia and Africa. There is growing evidence that in many cases
the poorer people have the greater dependence on aquatic resources,
particularly low-value fish and non-fish aquatic resources. However, in
spite of the benefits, the potential...
This paper is based on a review and assessment of lessons from three
projects on fisheries co-management in Bangladesh: i) Community-based
fisheries management (CBFM), ii) Management of aquatic ecosystems
through community husbandry (MACH), and iii) Fourth Fisheries Project
(FFP). These co-management initiatives established 191 Community Based
Organizations (CBOs) in 179...
In many of the developing countries fish export is a significant source of foreign exchange earning that helps to stabilize macroeconomic indicators and provides nutrition and food security to the poor people of these countries. However, performance of fish export of these countries depend on, among other things, continued access...
Fisheries co-management starts with the premise that stakeholders have the innate capacity to improve resource condition as well as the welfare of the society. If this is true, there is a need for rapid and substantial devolution of fisheries management institutions. The main purpose of this study was to examine...