Essays about: "fisheries"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 143 essays containing the word fisheries.

  1. 36. A fishery at risk and the limits to adaptation : a study of Cambodian Community Fishery organisations’ role in reducing livelihood vulnerability to climate change in their communities

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Hanna Wessling; [2020]
    Keywords : livelihood vulnerability; climate change adaptation; community fisheries; Cambodia;

    Abstract : Cambodia’s small-scale fisheries support the livelihoods of a major part of the country's rural population and play a crucial role in food security. Climate change-related impacts alongside geopolitical changes harm the aquatic ecosystems the fishery depends on, and thus contain a great threat to both food security and rural fishery-based livelihoods in the country. READ MORE

  3. 37. Tourism and marine resource conservation tentacle in tentacle? Zanzibari hotels as biosphere stewards in support of octopus closures

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Michael Bohlin; [2020]
    Keywords : Corporate biosphere stewardship; tourism; marine resource conservation; small-scale fisheries; Zanzibar; trade; value chain; octopus; signal dilution; Mashirikiani ya kibiosphere stewardship; utalii; uhifadhi wa rasilimali zabahari; wavuvi wadogo wadogo; Zanzibar; biashara; mnyororo wa thamani; pweza; signal dilution;

    Abstract : Tourism fuels the Zanzibari economy but adds to the depletion of marine resources. However, the concept of corporate biosphere stewardship suggests that companies with consolidated power can influence sustainability pathways. READ MORE

  4. 38. Between peace and prosperity - Fishy motives behind EU policy-making efforts in Western Saharan waters?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Elin Prestgaard; [2020]
    Keywords : EU foreign policy; Western Sahara; Morocco; occupied territory; Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement; analysis of ideas; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In 2019, the EU and Morocco implemented the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA). The agreement gives EU vessels right to fish not only in Moroccan waters, but also in waters adjacent to the occupied territory of Western Sahara. READ MORE

  5. 39. Do potentially seal-safe pingers deter harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the vicinity of gillnets and thereby reduce bycatch?

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Biologi

    Author : Simon Björklund Aksoy; [2020]
    Keywords : Acoustic Deterrent Device; Banana pinger; Bycatch; Commercial fishery; C-POD; Dinner-bells; Future Oceans pinger; Harbour porpoise;

    Abstract : Incidental bycatch in gillnets is a substantial threat to small cetaceans. Using Acoustic Deterrent Devices, “pingers”, have successfully reduced bycatch of harbour porpoises in gillnets. READ MORE

  6. 40. Mapping technological development in fisheries 1800-2020: a document analysis

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Erika Maxine Haug; [2020]
    Keywords : Industrialization; Fisheries; Timeline; Fishing; Food Systems;

    Abstract : Fisheries are an important source of food for many people around the world. As food became industrialized, fisheries became industrialized too. There are many research projects trying to understand the development of certain technologies and what it means for fisheries and management of fisheries. READ MORE