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View article: The Local Turn in a Global Sea: Identifying Sustainability Trade‐Offs in Regionalized Marine Aquaculture Systems
The Local Turn in a Global Sea: Identifying Sustainability Trade‐Offs in Regionalized Marine Aquaculture Systems Open
Marine aquaculture, like the broader seafood industry, relies heavily on international trade and global supply chains for both production and sales. Recent global disruptions, including the COVID‐19 pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukrain…
View article: Strengthening policy action to tackle social acceptability issues in European aquaculture
Strengthening policy action to tackle social acceptability issues in European aquaculture Open
Despite the rapid development of aquaculture worldwide, production has stagnated in Europe and North America, notwithstanding the public policies that support the sector. This stagnation may stem from the insufficient integration of social…
View article: Connected Food: First Steps for an Ambitious National Food Strategy
Connected Food: First Steps for an Ambitious National Food Strategy Open
Background: The global food system faces growing pressure from population growth, climate change, wealth inequity, geo-political instability, and damage to the ecosystems on which our food supply depends. Fragmentation of the priorities an…
View article: The role of Stakeholder Participation in Oman’s Tourism Planning System
The role of Stakeholder Participation in Oman’s Tourism Planning System Open
Oman is a country highly reliant on oil exports that wishes to expand tourism (among other industries) as a diversification policy. This paper assesses whether stakeholder participation (SP) in tourism planning decision-making would enhanc…
View article: Linking extinction risk to the economic and nutritional value of sharks in small‐scale fisheries
Linking extinction risk to the economic and nutritional value of sharks in small‐scale fisheries Open
To achieve sustainable shark fisheries, it is key to understand not only the biological drivers and environmental consequences of overfishing, but also the social and economic drivers of fisher behavior. The extinction risk of sharks is hi…
View article: Reef Shark Abundance Trends Inside One of the World's First Shark Sanctuaries: Evidence of Population Stability
Reef Shark Abundance Trends Inside One of the World's First Shark Sanctuaries: Evidence of Population Stability Open
View article: Climate-smart fisheries: CO2 emissions reduction and food security are complementary
Climate-smart fisheries: CO2 emissions reduction and food security are complementary Open
In the global north, climate-smart fisheries (CSF) policies prioritise steps to combat CO2 emissions from SSF, in a response to the fact that globally, CO2 emissions from small-scale fisheries (SSFs) increased by over 5.8 times between 195…
View article: Integration or separation? The future of the English small-scale coastal fishery
Integration or separation? The future of the English small-scale coastal fishery Open
The decline of inshore or small-scale coastal fisheries (SSCF) in many countries across the world has been well-documented in major studies published during the last 10 years. Researchers report decreasing stocks of marketable fish, inadeq…
View article: Perspectives on aquaculture's contribution to the<scp>Sustainable Development Goals</scp>for improved human and planetary health
Perspectives on aquaculture's contribution to the<span>Sustainable Development Goals</span>for improved human and planetary health Open
The diverse aquaculture sector makes important contributions toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)/Agenda 2030, and can increasingly do so in the future. Its important role for food security, nutrition, livelihoods, eco…
View article: Proposed Solutions to the Problems of the Lake Chad Fisheries: Resilience Lessons for Africa?
Proposed Solutions to the Problems of the Lake Chad Fisheries: Resilience Lessons for Africa? Open
Fishing communities in Lake Chad are experiencing humanitarian crises—more than five million people in the region are hungry and malnourished—and fishers are in dire need of improved fisheries management policies. Understanding the fishers…
View article: Alleviating impacts of climate change on fishing communities using weather information to improve fishers’ resilience
Alleviating impacts of climate change on fishing communities using weather information to improve fishers’ resilience Open
This study contributes new knowledge in evaluating actions aimed at alleviating impacts of climate change on small-scale fishers and enhancing resilience in their households in West Africa. Evidence of the damage caused by climate change t…
View article: Fisher–shark interactions: A loss of support for the Maldives shark sanctuary from reef fishers whose livelihoods are affected by shark depredation
Fisher–shark interactions: A loss of support for the Maldives shark sanctuary from reef fishers whose livelihoods are affected by shark depredation Open
Targets for protecting predatory species often fail to consider the human costs of conservation. Human–wildlife interactions can increase following conservation action and present a major ecological and socioeconomic challenge. Using semis…
View article: Is inland aquaculture the panacea for Sierra Leone’s decline in marine fish stocks?
Is inland aquaculture the panacea for Sierra Leone’s decline in marine fish stocks? Open
The literature on fisheries for developing countries often cites inland aquaculture as a promising source of wealth creation for a nation in terms of revenue generation from export products. However, in this paper we argue that inland aqua…
View article: Availability and usefulness of economic data on the effects of aquaculture: a North Atlantic comparative assessment
Availability and usefulness of economic data on the effects of aquaculture: a North Atlantic comparative assessment Open
This paper focuses on the availability of economic indicators and metrics to assess effects of marine aquaculture production in the North Atlantic area (the EU, Norway, Canada and USA), including also social and environmental effects. We c…
View article: Comparison of local knowledge and researcher-led observations for wildlife exploitation assessment and management
Comparison of local knowledge and researcher-led observations for wildlife exploitation assessment and management Open
Summary The use of local knowledge observations to generate empirical wildlife resource exploitation data in data-poor, capacity-limited settings is increasing. Yet, there are few studies quantitatively examining their relationship with th…
View article: Life‐history, exploitation and extinction risk of the data‐poor <scp>Baraka's</scp> whipray (<i>Maculabatis ambigua</i>) in small‐scale tropical fisheries
Life‐history, exploitation and extinction risk of the data‐poor <span>Baraka's</span> whipray (<i>Maculabatis ambigua</i>) in small‐scale tropical fisheries Open
The Baraka's whipray ( Maculabatis ambigua ) is a major constituent of small‐scale fisheries catch in the south‐western Indian Ocean. Despite this, little is known of its life‐history or exploitation status. We provide the first estimates …
View article: Visualizing the social in aquaculture: How social dimension components illustrate the effects of aquaculture across geographic scales
Visualizing the social in aquaculture: How social dimension components illustrate the effects of aquaculture across geographic scales Open
View article: A value chain analysis of Malaysia’s seaweed industry
A value chain analysis of Malaysia’s seaweed industry Open
View article: The illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in Kuwait: Problems and solutions
The illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in Kuwait: Problems and solutions Open
View article: Community perceptions link environmental decline to reduced support for tourism development in small island states: A case study in the Turks and Caicos Islands
Community perceptions link environmental decline to reduced support for tourism development in small island states: A case study in the Turks and Caicos Islands Open
View article: Improving bycatch mitigation measures for marine megafauna in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Improving bycatch mitigation measures for marine megafauna in Zanzibar, Tanzania Open
This study was conducted to explore the governance processes and socio-economic factors relevant to the potential implementation of bycatch mitigation for various vulnerable marine megafauna (rays, sharks, marine mammals and turtles) in Za…
View article: Using systems thinking and open innovation to strengthen aquaculture policy for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Using systems thinking and open innovation to strengthen aquaculture policy for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Open
In a world of 9 billion people and a widening income gap between the rich and poor, it is time to rethink how aquaculture can strengthen its contribution to the second UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of zero hunger in our generation.…
View article: Is there a ‘wicked problem’ of small-scale coastal fisheries in Sierra Leone?
Is there a ‘wicked problem’ of small-scale coastal fisheries in Sierra Leone? Open
The situation of small-scale coastal fisheries in Sierra Leone is dire, with diminishing fish stocks and fish sizes due to massive industrial fishing and widespread use of banned nets by artisanal fishers. Repeated attempts have been made …
View article: Marine megafauna catch in southwestern Indian Ocean small-scale fisheries from landings data
Marine megafauna catch in southwestern Indian Ocean small-scale fisheries from landings data Open
View article: The controversial role of foreign fisheries consultants in Sierra Leone's coastal waters
The controversial role of foreign fisheries consultants in Sierra Leone's coastal waters Open
View article: The effect of resource quality on the growth of Holothuria scabra during aquaculture waste bioremediation
The effect of resource quality on the growth of Holothuria scabra during aquaculture waste bioremediation Open
View article: Measurement of open innovation in the marine biotechnology sector in Oman
Measurement of open innovation in the marine biotechnology sector in Oman Open
National economies are often strengthened by diversification, which is built in turn on a healthy and productive culture of national innovation. Innovation is a complex process, which is difficult to measure in an objective manner. In this…
View article: Carbon amendment stimulates benthic nitrogen cycling during the bioremediation of particulate aquaculture waste
Carbon amendment stimulates benthic nitrogen cycling during the bioremediation of particulate aquaculture waste Open
The treatment of organic wastes remains one of the key sustainability challenges facing the growing global aquaculture industry. Bioremediation systems based on coupled bioturbation–microbial processing offer a promising route for waste ma…
View article: Community based aquaculture in the western Indian Ocean: challenges and opportunities for developing sustainable coastal livelihoods
Community based aquaculture in the western Indian Ocean: challenges and opportunities for developing sustainable coastal livelihoods Open
The small-fisheries social-ecological system in the western Indian Ocean (WIO) represents a typical social-ecological trap setting where very poor natural resources dependent coastal communities face local and global threats and engage in …
View article: Social fit of coral reef governance varies among individuals
Social fit of coral reef governance varies among individuals Open
Improved natural resource governance is critical for the effective conservation of ecosystems, and the well‐being of societies that depend on them. Understanding the social fit of institutional arrangements in different contexts can help g…