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Building stewardship capacity through fishers’ knowledge and advocacy in fisheries management: a case study from Southeast Alaska
Local environmental stewardship supports resilience of social-ecological systems through a wide range of actions that benefit both environmental and...
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Reconceptualizing coastal fisheries conflicts: a Swedish case study
Fisheries conflicts have often been interpreted as arising from disputes over access to fish. Competition for fishing stocks among resource users...
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Rediscovery of small-scale fisheries in the era of crises
This article analyses the role of small-scale fisheries in the era of crises that increase fisheries’ vulnerability. Crises may also trigger...
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Coastal Forest Fisheries, Estuarine Livelihoods, and Human Well-being in Southern Puerto Rico
Estuaries and coastal forests, including the coastal fisheries they support, are among the most biodiverse and productive ecosystems on Earth. In...
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Towards self-determination and resurgence in small-scale fisheries: insights from Batchewana First Nation fisheries
For millennia, Indigenous people across the globe have relied on fisheries and coastal environments as a part of their sustenance, well-being,...
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Youth and newcomers in Icelandic fisheries: opportunities and obstacles
Privatized fishery management schemes, alongside other cultural and social changes, have led to a high average age in some fisheries, where youth and...
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A “watered-down” solution? Deconstructing the ecosystem approach in Swedish policy affecting fisheries management
This study seeks to deconstruct an ecosystem approach in Swedish national policy pertaining to fisheries management, not least because fisheries are...
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The representation of Aboriginal health and wellbeing values within coastal marine and fisheries policies of the Northern Territory of Australia
Aboriginal Peoples in the Northern Territory (NT) of Australia have customary connections to seafood for cultural practices, nourishment,...
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Practices and informal institutions governing artisanal gillnet fisheries in Western Ghana
Understanding the informal institutions arising from cultural norms, taboos, and beliefs can improve conservation efforts and resource management in...
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Enacting food system transformation through the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines
Calls to transform food systems along more ethical and sustainable lines are mounting alongside debates about what constitutes transformative change...
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Securing the Rights of Small-Scale Fishers and Their Communities in the Context of Fisheries Management Areas in the Philippines
The chapter focuses on assessing how the rights of small-scale fishers and their communities can be secured in the context of fisheries management...
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An Assessment of Small-scale Fisheries of the Paraná River Delta Through the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach
We use the sustainable livelihood approach (SLA) to assess the strengths and weaknesses of small-scale fisheries (SSF) in the Paraná River delta...
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Trade and Wealth-Based Approach to Fisheries in Uganda: Impact on Livelihoods and Rights of Local Communities
This article looks at the importance of fisheries in Uganda on one hand, the reducing trend of fisheries revenue and catch volumes on the other hand...
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International Fisheries Law: Past to Future
Ocean governance is a collective effort. It depends on the ability of all actors, from States to individuals, to work together upon common...
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Intertwined realities — hybrid institutions in the Peruvian fisheries and aquaculture sectors
Following pro-market policies, the Peruvian state has aimed to regulate profitable fisheries and aquaculture activities in order to increase their...
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Trapped in a gulf of hope and despair: the Wagher small scale fisheries on the Kutch coast of Gujarat, India
This paper discusses a case study located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Kutch in the western Indian state of Gujarat. Specifically the paper...
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Making Sense of the Legal Policy Frameworks Governing Small-Scale Fisheries in India
The fisheries sector in India provides livelihoods to 16 million fishers and fish workers and contributes 7% of the country’s agricultural income....
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Policy Realignment for the Implementation of the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines in Thailand
The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines) are...
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Fisheries Governance
This chapter examines the role that governance plays in shaping fishing livelihoods. This includes formal government regulation as well as other...
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Gender-focused development interventions in small-scale fisheries: lessons learnt from a past project in Isabela Galapagos in Ecuador
In 2001, one of the first initiatives in Galapagos promoting the sustainable use of marine resources with the participation of women in the fisheries...
