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An Improved Reconstruction of Total Marine Fisheries Catches for the New Hebrides and the Republic of Vanuatu, 1950–2014

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2017
For many small island nations, fisheries provide residents with both food security and economic stability. However, in order to create effective and sustainable fisheries policies and management that will ensure a growing population can prosper, policy ...
Marc Léopold, Gilbert David, Jason Raubani, Jeremie Kaltavara, Lincoln Hood, Dirk Zeller   +5 more
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Multiple Factors Affect Socioeconomics and Wellbeing of Artisanal Sea Cucumber Fishers.

PLoS ONE, 2016
Small-scale fisheries are important to livelihoods and subsistence seafood consumption of millions of fishers. Sea cucumbers are fished worldwide for export to Asia, yet few studies have assessed factors affecting socioeconomics and wellbeing among ...
Steven W Purcell, Poasi Ngaluafe, Simon J Foale, Nicole Cocks, Brian R Cullis, Watisoni Lalavanua   +5 more
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Future of Fishing for a Vulnerable Atoll: Trends in Catch and Catch-Per-Unit-Effort in Tokelau’s Domestic Marine Fisheries 1950–2016

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018
Tokelau is among the most vulnerable countries to climate change from both an environmental and economic perspective, whilst being highly dependent on marine resources for dietary nutrition.
Rachel White, Amy Rose Coghlan, Amy Rose Coghlan, Angie Coulter, Maria Lourdes D. Palomares, Daniel Pauly, Dirk Zeller   +6 more
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Reconstructed Marine Fisheries Catches at a Remote Island Group: Pitcairn Islands (1950–2014)

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2017
The remote Pitcairn Island Group in the South Pacific was designated one of the world's largest marine reserves in 2016, encompassing some of the few remaining near-pristine areas within EEZ boundaries.
Amy R. Coghlan, Rachel White, Terence P. Dawson, Robert A. Irving, Dirk Zeller, Maria L. D. Palomares   +5 more
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Carrier bag storytelling with coastal Kenyan families: sharing food, illustrations, and knowledge for tangible environmental justice impacts

Frontiers in Communication, 2023
The small-scale fisheries food system, in which individuals achieve food security independently or in small groups through fishing livelihoods and/or subsistence activities, provides food sovereignty for millions globally.
Rachel M. Cohn, Ruth Mbeyu, Catherine Sarange, Francis Mbogholi, Christopher Cheupe, Joaquim Cheupe, Andrew Wamukota, Elizabeth Kamau, Melva Treviño   +8 more
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Stock assessment of the peacock bass Cichla temensis (Humboldt, 1821), an important fishing resource from the middle Negro river, Amazonas, Brazil [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Biology
Peacock bass Cichla temensis is an important species at the Amazon basin, since commercial, subsistence and recreational fisheries simultaneously exploit it.
C. P. Campos, M. F. Catarino, C. E. C. Freitas   +2 more
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Assessing South Africa’s Potential to Address Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in the Fisheries Sector

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
The marine fisheries sector is one of the most important income sectors in South Africa and plays an important role in food security for small-scale and subsistence fishers.
Kelly Ortega-Cisneros, Kelly Ortega-Cisneros, Kelly Ortega-Cisneros, Kevern L. Cochrane, Nina Rivers, Warwick H. H. Sauer   +5 more
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STRATEGI KEBIJAKAN INDUSTRI MARINE POLITAN UNTUK MENDUKUNG KONSEP MAMMINASATA: MODEL KONSEPTUAL DENGAN PENDEKATAN SISTEM DINAMIK

Journal of Engineering and Management in Industrial System, 2014
South Sulawesi is a central Sulawesi Economic corridor flagship program in fisheries and marine sector. It has not been able to contribute significantly. On the other hand, is currently developing the construction of South Sulawesi instead focused on the
Retnani Dian Mudiastuti, Taufiq Nur, Sudirman Sudirman   +2 more
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Fishing for subsistence constitutes a livelihood safety net for populations dependent on aquatic foods around the world

Nature Food, 2023
Fishing for subsistence constitutes a livelihood safety net for poverty, malnutrition and gender inequality for populations dependent upon aquatic foods around the world. Here we provide global estimates showing that almost the same amount of small-scale
J. Virdin, Xavier Basurto, Gianluigi Nico, S. Harper, Maria del Mar Mancha-Cisneros, Stefania Vannuccini, M. Ahern, Christopher M. Anderson, S. Funge‐Smith, Nicolas L. Gutierrez, D. J. Mills, Nicole Franz   +11 more
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Relative abundance and use of elasmobranchs in artisanal fisheries of the Lesser Antilles

Marine and Fishery Sciences
Shark and ray populations continue to decline in many regions around the world. The contribution of artisanal fisheries to these declines remains poorly understood for many locations. A rapid assessment framework using fisheries-independent sampling and
Camila Cáceres, Lauren Ali, Oceane Beaufort, Welldon Mapp, Aljoscha Wothke, Bethan Roberts, Philip Matich, Michael Heithaus   +7 more
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