Fish for the People Vol.17 No.3
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2024-03-28T15:30:02ZFish for the People Vol. 17 No. 3
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Fish for the People Vol. 17 No. 3
In this issue:
- Showcasing the Application of Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management: a case study in Nainang Village, Muang Krabi, Thailand
- Strengthening the Capacity of Local Communities for Fostering Community-based Resources Management/Co-management: a case study in Khammouane Province, Lao PDR
- Benchmarking the Adoption of Fish Enhancing Devices in Southeast Asian Waters: the coastal waters of Thailand in focus
- Upgrading the Purse Seine Fishing Vessels to Promote Responsible Fishing Operations: a pilot study in Pattani Province, Thailand
- Boosting the Traceability of ASEAN Fish and Fishery Products through the eACDS
- Towards Reviving the Production of Philippine Native Aquatic Species
- Development of Albacore Tuna Fishery and Estimation of Allowable Biological Catch for Resource Management in the Indian Ocean
- Utilization of the tropical almond tree leaves in aquaculture
2019-01-01T00:00:00ZShowcasing the application of ecosystem approach to fisheries management: A case study in Nainang Village, Muang Krabi, Thailand
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/5801
Showcasing the application of ecosystem approach to fisheries management: A case study in Nainang Village, Muang Krabi, Thailand
Weerawat, Panitnard; Worranut, Parnpan
The FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF) sets the principles and international standards of behavior and practices to ensure effective conservation, management, and development of living aquatic resources, with due respect for the ecosystem and biodiversity (FAO, 1995). As stated in the CCRF, “the purpose of the ecosystem approach to fisheries is to plan, develop, and manage fisheries in a manner that addresses the multiple needs and desires of societies without jeopardizing the options for future generations to benefit from the full range of goods and services provided by marine ecosystems.” While specifically focusing on fisheries, the ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAFM) is concerned with the relationship between fishing activities and the ecosystem as a whole, including the social and economic implications, as well as management requirements. Moreover, it also considers non-target species, endangered species, minimizing waste and pollution, biodiversity, and welfare of coastal communities, small-scale fisheries and subsistence fishers. Overall, EAFM “strives to balance diverse societal objectives, by taking into account the knowledge and uncertainties about biotic and human components of ecosystems and their interactions and applying an integrated approach to fisheries within meaningful boundaries” (FAO, 2003).
2019-01-01T00:00:00ZStrengthening the capacity of local communities for fostering community-based resources management/co-management: a case study in Khammouane Province, Lao PDR
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/5800
Strengthening the capacity of local communities for fostering community-based resources management/co-management: a case study in Khammouane Province, Lao PDR
Suasi, Thanyalak; Koya, Isao
In the Southeast Asian region, it has been recognized that fishery statistics in coastal and inland fisheries are underreported due to the multi-species nature of the fisheries and the large number of small-scale fishers. In order to address such concern, the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Resolution and Plan of Action on Sustainable Fisheries for Food Security Towards 2020 “Fish for the People 2020: Adaptation to a Change Environment,” which was adopted in 2011, includes provisions encouraging the ASEAN Member States (AMSs) and SEAFDEC to: (Resolution No. 11) Enhance the awareness of the contribution that inland fisheries makes to food security and sustainable livelihoods, and include consideration of fisheries stakeholders when undertaking development projects that may impact inland fisheries; (Plan of Action No. 11) Adopt co-management at all levels and with all relevant stakeholders in the process of planning and policy formulation for management, conservation and rehabilitation of habitats and protective geographical features, as well as policy formulation on the use and management of natural and human resources to ensure that climate change responses are integrated into fisheries policy frameworks; (Plan of Action No. 13) Enhance and promote the participation of local communities, fisheries associations and other stakeholders in fisheries management and co-management. In addition, communities should take part in fisheries and stock assessments by providing data, local ecological knowledge, and status of the stocks. Taking into consideration such provisions, the SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) implemented the project “Enhancing the Compilation and Utilization of Fishery Statistics and Information for Sustainable Development and Management of Fisheries in Southeast Asian Region: Facilitating Fisheries Activity Information Gathering through Introduction of Community-based Resources Management/Co-management” in 2013-2019 with funding support from the Japanese Trust Fund. The Project was meant to: improve the compilation of fisheries and socio-economic information on small-scale coastal and inland fisheries in the Southeast Asia; support the AMSs in applying CBRM/Co-management; and facilitate better understanding and enhance the knowledge of stakeholders on the condition of small-scale coastal and inland fisheries at national and local levels. Several activities were therefore implemented at pilot sites in selected AMSs, e.g. Lao PDR where training courses on CBRM/Co-management were conducted in the northern, central, and southern part of the country in order to support the fishery officers of the Department of Livestock and Fisheries (DLF). In this article, the activities in an inland fishing community as one of the Project’s pilot sites, which is in Mai Nam Pakan Village in Hinboun District, Khammouane Province, Lao PDR, is discussed, especially on how the enhanced capacity of local people in managing the fishery resources has improved their incomes through the adoption of alternative livelihoods.
2019-01-01T00:00:00ZBenchmarking the adoption of fish enhancing devices in Southeast Asian waters: the coastal waters of Thailand in focus
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Benchmarking the adoption of fish enhancing devices in Southeast Asian waters: the coastal waters of Thailand in focus
Manajit, Nopporn; Yasook, Nakaret; Putsa, Santiphong; Tiaye, Rattana; Amornpiyakrit, Taweekiet; Chanrachkij, Isara; Sulit, Virgilia T.
The coastal waters of Southeast Asia are blessed with high productivity of fishery resources because of rich ecosystems such as dense mangrove forests and sea grass beds, as well as extensive coral reefs with clean tropical sea environment. These waters are critical to a broad range of aquatic organisms during their life cycle, i.e. from breeding, spawning, nursing to growing, hosting the feeding zones of aquatic species that are economically important, and serving as important source of recruitment of a wide diversity of fishery resources. However, most of the commercially important fishery resources in the coastal waters of the region had declined due to many factors that include overfishing, illegal fishing, destructive fishing practices, and environmental degradation. Fish aggregating devices, like artificial reefs had been established as significant tool for fishing ground development and for increasing the fish production from coastal areas, but the cost of installation of such devices is considerably high, especially in terms of investment, and necessitated that the management of such installations should be the responsibility of government agencies. Many artisanal fishers have therefore been adopting much cheaper types of resource enhancement devices and managing such devices by themselves with assistance from the public and private sectors.
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