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Marine Protected Areas: Country Case Studies on Policy, Governance and Institutional Issues [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This document presents case studies of the policy, governance and institutional issues of marine protected areas (MPAs) in South America (Northeastern)-Brazil; India, Palau and Senegal.
Christophe Breuil   +5 more
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Electrified rhythms: How hydropower infrastructure transforms hydrosocial relations of riverine communities in the Lower Sogamoso River, Colombia

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Hydropower dams regulate water flows for millions of downstream inhabitants worldwide, altering water availability. Under a changing climate, flow control is often framed technically and politically as being essential for reducing drought and flood risks. However, it can also disrupt ecological flows, impact livelihoods and erode environmental
Laura Betancur‐Alarcón   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adoption of Improved Artisanal Fishing Innovations among Fisherfolks in Delta State, Nigeria

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural Extension
Innovations in artisanal fishing are indispensable and help artisanal fishermen to increase their harvest. The study examined the extent of adoption of artisanal fishing innovations among artisanal fisherfolks in Delta State, Nigeria. Data for the study
MICHAEL CHUKWUEMEKA UMEHAI
doaj   +2 more sources

The Crustacean and Molluscan Fisheries of Honduras [PDF]

open access: yes, 1996
Honduras has many communities of artisanal fishermen who land various species of crustaceans and mollusks, using hands, nets, traps, and free diving from shore and from dugout canoes.
MacKenzie, Jr. , Clyde L.   +1 more
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Organic and Inorganic Pollutants, Oxidative Stress Biomarkers, and Electrophoretic Protein Profiles in an Endangered Thresher Shark (Alopias vulpinus) From Southeastern Brazil: A Case Study

open access: yesEnvironmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A comprehensive screening of different environmental contaminants (total metals, thermostable metal fractions associated with detoxification, and persistent organic pollutants) was conducted in an endangered common thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus ) individual incidentally captured in southeastern Brazil.
Sidney Fernandes Sales Junior   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterise to manage: first analysis of small-scale fishery profiles on the Amazon coast

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science
Artisanal fishing along the coast of Pará (Eastern Amazon) plays a vital role in generating local income and supplying fish to a broad consumer market.
Manoela de Almeida Carneiro   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

CoopeTárcoles, Costa Rica. Equator Initiative Case Study Series [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The artisanal fishers of the community of Tárcoles, located in the Gulf of Nicoya on the Pacific coast of North America (Central America)-Costa Rica; faced declining fish stocks due to a combination of overharvesting by commercial shrimp boats and ...
Dearbhla Keegan   +5 more
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Flap Anatomies and Victorian Veils: Penetrating the Female Reproductive Interior

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the reappearance in the early nineteenth century of anatomical flapbooks in the context of obstetrical education in Britain, America and France. It asks why liftable paper flaps were reintroduced at this time after their disappearance from medical atlases in the eighteenth century.
Margaret Carlyle, Marcia D. Nichols
wiley   +1 more source

Artisanal fishing of spiny lobsters with gillnets — A significant anthropic impact on tropical reef ecosystem

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2015
Artisanal fishing activity with gillnets to capture the spiny lobster is a common practice along the coastal reefs of Brazil. This research aims to understand the impact that this artisanal fishing practice is having on the coastal reef systems analysing
Bruno Welter Giraldes   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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