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The certification of small-scale fisheries
Marine Policy, 2017Abstract Eco-labeling is a market-driven mechanism to promote sustainable fisheries. The most widely used certification scheme for seafood eco-labeling is issued by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), but the MSC has been criticized for favoring large-scale industrial fisheries. The benefits from eco-labeling can potentially be significant, ranging
Mihoko Wakamatsu, Hiroki Wakamatsu
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Counting on small-scale fisheries
Science, 2015On 10 June 2014, the member States of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) adopted the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication ([ 1 ][1]) (“Guidelines”). To make these Guidelines effective, it is crucial that the FAO, governments, and civil
Daniel, Pauly, Anthony, Charles
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Poverty in small-scale fisheries
Progress in Development Studies, 2011Using a new framework combining vulnerability and exclusion as two central dimensions of poverty, this article revisits some of the long-standing beliefs about poverty in small-scale fisheries. We argue that the issue of poverty in fish-dependent communities cannot be reduced to a simple correlation between income poverty and fishery dependence. A more
Christophe Béné, Richard M. Friend
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Small-Scale Fisheries in Poland
2020Small-scale fisheries in Poland represent almost 85% of the fleet but are only responsible for 30% of the catch volume. They are important because of their impact on employment and the cultural heritage of coastal regions. Although the value of small-scale fisheries in economic terms is not significant, they influence other economic activities in the ...
Marcin Rakowski +2 more
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Small-Scale Fisheries in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities
2020Small-scale fisheries play a major role in Europe, employing large numbers of people, shaping the socio-economic life of coastal communities, and providing fresh, high-quality seafood to local, regional, national and international markets.This chapter synthesises findings from the 25 country chapters in this volume,bringing together key lessons ...
Pita, C. +2 more
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Small-Scale and Artisanal Fisheries
2012Many of the fisheries of the world are small scale—how can they be managed? The “loco” is a carnivorous marine snail common to the rocky shores of Chile and Peru.
Ray Hilborn, Ulrike Hilborn
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Towards Modelling Interventions in Small-Scale Fisheries
2020Interventions often have unintended effects, particularly when they target outcomes in complex social-ecological systems (SES), such as fisheries. Development agencies strive for ‘doing development differently’, because past efforts have often been unsuccessful. The question then is how to do better. Science can make a major contribution here.
Nanda Wijermans, Elizabeth Drury O'Neill
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Pernicious Harmony: Greenland and the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines
2017Greenland appears well-positioned to implement the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF Guidelines). Its existing national policies focused on human rights, food security, gender equity, and fisheries align with the objectives of the SSF Guidelines.
Snyder, Hunter +2 more
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Fisheries indicators in Galician Small Scale Fisheries
2020Poster.-- Encontros IIM Primeira fase, 12 de decembro de ...
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The Values of Small-Scale Fisheries
2017This chapter, and the book that it introduces, are part of a larger project that aims to contribute to reversing the relative neglect of small-scale fisheries in fisheries policy globally. The project seeks, in other words, to build an argument for the societal contributions that small-scale fisheries make.
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