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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Artisanal Fisheries"”.
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Marine protected areas in the management of artisanal fisheries
… to reduce the impacts of overfishing. The artisanal fisheries operating near Blue Bay Marine Park, Mauritius, provided case-study data for analysis. Two forms of spatial connectivity were evaluated. The first focused on spillovers of adult and juvenile fish from the MPA. Data on catch and …
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Exploitation and management of the artisanal fisheries in the Ugandan waters of Lake Victoria
The fisheries resources of Lake Victoria support the livelihoods to the lakeside rural communities and are vital to the economies of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, especially through fish exports. Management decisions to enable long-term sustainable exploitation of these fisheries require appropriate …
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Maltese fisheries and the sustainability of resources around the Maltese islands
Despite the socio-cultural importance of Maltese fisheries, a very limited number of studies and reports on the industry have been published, and scientific studies on the interaction between the Maltese fishing fleet and the fisheries resources exploited have never been carried out. Data …
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Towards Colombian small-scale marine fisheries management: Hacia un manejo de la pesca marina artesanal en Colombia
<p>Small-scale fisheries are an important economic and social foundation for the livelihood of coastal communities in Colombia. Yet artisanal fishing communities are characterized by a low quality of life and a struggle for the basic components of well being, in part because of inadequate marine …
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Effects of Artificial Reef Implementation on Fish Populations in a Marine Protected Area: Bluefields Bay, Jamaica
… use Jamaica as a worst case scenario as far as fisheries management is concerned. To alleviate the problem, the Jamaican government has implemented a number of measures in order to allow fish populations to rebound. An artificial reef was created within Bluefields Bay Marine Sanctuary, a newly …
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Overfishing in Senegal: A Deep Dive into the Livelihood of Coastal Communities
Artisanal fisheries workers in Senegal have been witnessing the decline of their livelihoods for over a decade. Bilateral fishing agreements with the European Union have put great strain on marine resources to the detriment of local fishing communities. This thesis investigates the impact of …
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An ecosystem-based approach to study two dolphin populations around the island of Kalamos, Ionian Sea, Greece
… interactions with their prey and with the fisheries. The Ecopath model was built for the year 1964, adding data on biomass, P/B, Q/B and diet for each functional group of the ecosystem, fisheries landings and discards. Ecosim was used to generate simulated trajectories to fit with the …
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Ecology, Growth, and Migration of Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum in the Amazon Basin
… support important commercial and artisanal fisheries, and some species have become important to regional aquaculture. Most species of the genus are under pressure by dam construction and overfishing. Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum is a catfish species that transports nutrients and …
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The Contribution of Aquaculture to Poverty Alleviation and Food Security Among the Rural Poor in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja
This study examined the impact of aquaculture on poverty alleviation and increased food security among the rural poor in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria. The rapid rise of hunger and malnutrition around the world mostly affecting the very poor and the needy informed the decision to …
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Bycatch and foraging ecology of sea turtles in the Eastern Pacific
… modern anthropogenic threats. Worldwide, fisheries bycatch in on the major threats to the survival of sea turtles and that is also the case in the Eastern Pacific. To establish regional conservation priorities for the mitigation of bycatch, it is essential to first obtain a comprehensive …
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Recruitment variability of Chokka squid (Loligo Reynaudii) - the role of the cold ridge, currents and retention on the Agulhas Bank, South Africa
… long term investment; and for the semi-artisanal fisheries, socioeconomic hardship for the many fishers. Recruitmentâenvironment mechanisms which underpin biomass are region specific, and in the case of the chokka squid Loligo reynaudii, are unknown. This thesis addresses this knowledge …
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Estructura poblacional de la lisa (Mugil incilis) y la caracterización de su acceso, uso y control en el municipio de Puebloviejo, Magdalena
La pesca en sistemas estuarinos tropicales enfrenta desafíos asociados tanto a la degradación ambiental como a la efectividad de los mecanismos que regulan el acceso, uso y control de los recursos hidrobiológicos. Esta investigación caracterizó la relación entre las prácticas comunitarias de …
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O papel das mulheres na atividade de pesca artesanal marinha do município de Rio das Ostras, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
As pescas, particularmente a artesanal, têm representado alvo de interesse crescente pela comunidade científica, evidenciando o seu papel na preservação ambiental e sustentabilidade e mais recentemente, o papel dos pescadores, suas percepções e racionalidades na relação com os recursos naturais e, …