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Estimating the sustainability of towed fishing‐gear impacts on seabed habitats: a simple quantitative risk assessment method applicable to data‐limited fisheries

open access: yes, 2017
Impacts of bottom fishing, particularly trawling and dredging, on seabed (benthic) habitats are commonly perceived to pose serious environmental risks.
C. Pitcher   +14 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Key gaps remain in the definition and application of keystone species concepts for fisheries management: A systematic scoping review

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract A keystone species is one whose influence is disproportionate to its abundance, the absence of which would change the dynamics of an ecological or human community. Despite its widespread use in the scientific literature, there is a limited understanding of how the keystone concept is defined or measured, or applied in practice, and especially ...
Natasha R. Serrao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role of fishing technology in the Research and Development of marine fisheries in India [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
Consequent to the declaration of Exclusive Econonnic Zone (EEZ) to 200 nautical miles, India has acquired right to explore, exploit, manage and conserve the resources of her seas.
Shenoy, Latha, Sreekrishna, Y
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Discard Avoidance by Improving Fishing Gear Selectivity: Helping the Fishing Industry Help Itself

open access: yesThe European Landing Obligation, 2018
To address the challenges of the Landing Obligation, fishers need to be able to adjust the selective performance of each fishing operation in response to what they observe on the fishing grounds and to what they bring on board.
F. O’Neill   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

From commons to commoning as resistance efforts to blue injustice: A sociohistorical and ethnographical approach

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Over the last 20 years, collaborative efforts have emerged with the intention of going beyond the pure capitalist economy, seeking to generate transformative community‐based changes that guarantee blue equity, fair distribution and well‐being.
Sílvia Gómez, Alfons Garrido
wiley   +1 more source

Socioeconomic and bioeconomic performance of Philippine fisheries in the recent decades [PDF]

open access: yes
The fishing industry in the Philippines was tantamount to a marine capture fishery in the 1950s to 1960s. Aquaculture and inland fishery production were not significant.
Cruz-Trinidad, A.
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Urban adults' engagement in nature education and its interplay with everyday lived experiences: A case study from Shenzhen, China

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Currently, scholarship on education to foster connectedness with nature primarily focuses on children. As adults likewise face the disconnection from nature and play a key role in influencing children, it is important to understand how they perceive, engage in, and benefit from relevant programmes.
Xiaoxue Chen, Zuyi Lyu, Junxi Qian
wiley   +1 more source

The status of the artisanal fishery of Lake Victoria, Kenya [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
Annual catches of fish in Lake Victoria, Kenya from 1976-1998 are assessed, catches from 5-15 boats selected randomly from targeted landing sites were recorded. Twenty three of the 256 Kenyan landing sites were covered by the survey. Selection of landing
Othina, A.
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Potential microplastic release from beached fishing gear in Great Britain's region of highest fishing litter density.

open access: yesMarine Pollution Bulletin, 2021
Luka Seamus Wright   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Getting hands‐on with hedges—Does experiential engagement in plant science experiments affect secondary school pupils' environmental perceptions?

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
In towns and cities, vegetation growing around streets and buildings can lessen the risks posed by extreme heat, rainfall and poor air quality. However, the urban public (and particularly, youth) have limited awareness of these environmental benefits.
Chloe Sutcliffe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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