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View article: Globalism, localism and blue food systems – How can cross-scale tensions be reduced? A production perspective from UK seafood stakeholders
Globalism, localism and blue food systems – How can cross-scale tensions be reduced? A production perspective from UK seafood stakeholders Open
‘Blue foods’ are derived from aquatic species that are caught or cultivated and are amongst the most globally traded commodities. Growing emphasis is being placed on blue foods in future transitions to sustainable food systems. However, re…
View article: Recognising and Protecting the National Benefit of Sustainable Fisheries in the <scp>UK</scp>
Recognising and Protecting the National Benefit of Sustainable Fisheries in the <span>UK</span> Open
Sustainable commercial fishing makes valuable contributions to coastal regions and broader national benefits. This paper offers three arguments in relation to what is required for the societal benefits of sustainable fisheries to be fully …
View article: Locally led adaptation metrics for Africa: a framework for building resilience in smallholder farming sectors
Locally led adaptation metrics for Africa: a framework for building resilience in smallholder farming sectors Open
Kenya is one of several Sub-Saharan African countries vulnerable to climate change, which severely impacts their small-holder farming (SHF) sectors. To build resilience and reduce SHFs’ vulnerability to the impact of climate change, there …
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: Unregulated Open-Access versus Regulated Open-Access Fishing: Stakeholders Perceptions in Sierra Leone
Unregulated Open-Access versus Regulated Open-Access Fishing: Stakeholders Perceptions in Sierra Leone Open
Fish stocks are declining in marine capture coastal fisheries in West Africa. Many observers have blamed climate change and the system of open access for the decline. Open-access fishing encourages too many people to take up fishing, and t…
View article: Fishing for Principles: The Fairness of Fishing Quota Allocations
Fishing for Principles: The Fairness of Fishing Quota Allocations Open
Allocating fish quota is a hotly disputed issue across the world, and many different criteria have been employed to achieve it. However, little attention has been devoted to examining the fairness of those criteria. This study aims to fill…
View article: Is nutrition‐sensitive fish farming a panacea for Africa's increasing malnutrition burden? The case of Sierra Leone
Is nutrition‐sensitive fish farming a panacea for Africa's increasing malnutrition burden? The case of Sierra Leone Open
Fish is vital for reducing hunger and malnutrition. However, the combined impact of climate change and overfishing is increasing the hunger and malnutrition burden on the African continent and its population of over 200 million people who …
View article: Developing a Fisheries Ecosystem Plan for the North Sea
Developing a Fisheries Ecosystem Plan for the North Sea Open
No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.The management tools required for the practical application of an ecosystem- based approach to environmental management is still under development as a management tool. If …
View article: The Integration Of Stakeholder Opinion Into The Management Of Marine Habitats
The Integration Of Stakeholder Opinion Into The Management Of Marine Habitats Open
No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.Measures to protect the marine ecosystem have been incorporated into several pieces of international legislation. The introduction of stakeholder opinion and demands into t…
View article: Involving fishers in the development a fisheries ecosystem plan
Involving fishers in the development a fisheries ecosystem plan Open
No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.An ecosystem-based fisheries management plan for the North Sea was developed using input from fishers and other stakeholders. Stakeholders were interviewed at the start of …
View article: Stakeholders And The Ecosystem Approach To Management
Stakeholders And The Ecosystem Approach To Management Open
No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.The European Community has adopted the precautionary principle and is in the process of developing a means of incorporating an ecosystem approach to management into the Com…
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: An evaluation of Oman’s National Fisheries Development Strategy (NFDS) 2013–2020: Wealth or welfare maximisation?
An evaluation of Oman’s National Fisheries Development Strategy (NFDS) 2013–2020: Wealth or welfare maximisation? Open
This paper evaluates Oman’s National Fisheries Development Strategy 2013–2020 (NFDS) which was adopted in 2012 to guide the future development of the country’s fisheries sector. The NFDS is an ambiguous document which gives rise to two dif…
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: Democracy and Human Rights in the Management of Small-Scale Fisheries in England
Democracy and Human Rights in the Management of Small-Scale Fisheries in England Open
Small-scale fisheries (SSF) in England face several challenges to their viability. We argue that the source of these challenges can be traced to the more dominant large-scale fisheries (LSF) sector which has more influence than SSF over go…
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: Principles and practical criteria for effective participatory environmental planning and decision-making
Principles and practical criteria for effective participatory environmental planning and decision-making Open
Participation is increasingly used to legitimize and improve environmental decision making. However, in practice participants often find the process empty and frustrating. This has adverse consequences for environmental planning and consen…
View article: White-Collar Crimes and Corruption at Border Crossings in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Causes, Effffects, and Challenges for Reform
White-Collar Crimes and Corruption at Border Crossings in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Causes, Effffects, and Challenges for Reform Open
This paper examines border crossing corruption in Kurdistan in northern Iraq. Based on data obtained from key informants, government documents, peer review literature and grey literature, the study uncovered widespread white-collar fraud b…
View article: Political Constraints on Economic Diversification in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Political Constraints on Economic Diversification in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Open
In many oil-rich-countries, diversification is often mentioned as a strategy for reducing the ‘curse’ of oil resources. This curse is twofold – economic and political. The economic curse is that over-dependence on oil and gas exports makes…
View article: Marine Pollution in Kuwait and Its Impacts on Fish-Stock Decline in Kuwaiti Waters: Reviewing the Kuwaiti Government's Policies and Practices
Marine Pollution in Kuwait and Its Impacts on Fish-Stock Decline in Kuwaiti Waters: Reviewing the Kuwaiti Government's Policies and Practices Open
Kuwait's “Blue Economy” project aims to help replace the country's oil and gas income by the sustainable development of its marine resources. The fishing industry has a prime place in the “Blue Economy” project, but nine of the main fish s…
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: Interpreting Perceptions about Coastal Fisheries in Sierra Leone: Scapegoats and Panaceas
Interpreting Perceptions about Coastal Fisheries in Sierra Leone: Scapegoats and Panaceas Open
This paper analyses the myriad perceptions about coastal fisheries in Sierra Leone expressed by respondents in 66 interviews conducted in 2017 and 2020 during two periods of fieldwork in two coastal communities (Tombo and Goderich). Most o…
View article: Normative theory of international relations and the ‘mackerel war’ in the North East Atlantic
Normative theory of international relations and the ‘mackerel war’ in the North East Atlantic Open
This paper is a normative analysis of the so-called 'mackerel war' - the long-running dispute between Iceland, the Faroes, and Greenland on the one hand, and the EU and Norway on the other, over the distribution of the mackerel quota in th…
View article: The Relation between Fisheries–Science Partnerships and Co-Management: A Case Study of EU Discards Survival Work
The Relation between Fisheries–Science Partnerships and Co-Management: A Case Study of EU Discards Survival Work Open
This paper is an analysis of the relationship between the concepts of fisheries–science partnership (FSP) and fisheries co-management (FCM), using a case study of recent EU work on discard survival. Are FSP and FCM entirely different forms…
View article: STUDY ON MARKET PROCESS OF TUNA POLE-AND-LINE FISHERY IN EASTERN INDONESIA: A STUDY CASE IN SORONG, PAPUA BARAT PROVINCE
STUDY ON MARKET PROCESS OF TUNA POLE-AND-LINE FISHERY IN EASTERN INDONESIA: A STUDY CASE IN SORONG, PAPUA BARAT PROVINCE Open
This research is a study of the way the small-scale pole-and-line tuna fishery in Sorong, Indonesia by examining official records of supply chains; key informant and fishers’ perceptions of marketing; and personal observations of landings …