Secretariat Journal Articles
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/654
These papers were contributed by Secretariat staff to various national and international journals2024-03-29T14:45:25ZSEAFDEC approach towards responsible fisheries
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/6865
SEAFDEC approach towards responsible fisheries
Chokesanguan, Bundit; Kato, Yasuhisa
SEAFDEC was established in 1967 mandated to carry out development in fisheries in Southeast Asia. There are ten member nations. The development of fisheries is addressed through four departments whose disciplines cover Capture Fisheries, Aquaculture, Post Harvest Technology and Fisheries Management. All departments are coordinated by a Secretariat. The decline in fisheries resources has led SEAFDEC into a program on the Regionalization of the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (RCCRF) with the objective of securing sustainable fisheries in the region. This emphasizes the networking of regional experts in various disciplines. The regionalization process has four phases; fishing operations; aquaculture, fisheries management and fisheries post harvest activities. The departments have implemented all the major tasks and the first phase has been successfully completed with the Regional Guidelines for Responsible Fishing Operations in Southeast Asia. The programs of phases II, III and IV are ongoing and publication of these is planned for early 2002.
2002-01-01T00:00:00ZThe role of group-based contracts for risk-sharing; what are the opportunities to cover catastrophic risk?
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/6864
The role of group-based contracts for risk-sharing; what are the opportunities to cover catastrophic risk?
Meuwissen, Miranda; Bottema, Mariska; Lien, Ho Hong; Chamsai, Sawitree; Manjur, Kebede; de Mey, Yann
Group-based contracts are stimulated by food and agricultural development programs as powerful tools for risk-sharing. In successful groups social capital serves as a catalyst for risk prevention and knowledge sharing. It is however difficult to deal with catastrophic risk. In this paper we ask whether and how group-based contracts have been innovated to include catastrophic risk? The review shows that, albeit at early stage, innovations emerge from linking up to formal finance markets, negotiating better risk-sharing deals with upstream and downstream value chain actors, and upscaling of public-private improvement projects to joint calamity funds. These changes to group-based contracts are expected to enhance inclusion. We also identify a research agenda for risk-sharing via groups.
2019-01-01T00:00:00ZInclusive environmental performance through 'beyond-farm' aquaculture governance
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/6734
Inclusive environmental performance through 'beyond-farm' aquaculture governance
Bush, Simon; Oosterveer, Peter; Bottema, Mariska; Meuwissen, Miranda; de Mey, Yann; Chamsai, Sawitree; Lien, Ho Hong; Mohan, Chadag
This paper examines the potential for improved environmental performance of smallholder aquaculture production through ‘beyond-farm’ governance. Smallholder aquaculture farmers face a range of systemic environmental risks related to disease and water quality that extend beyond the boundary of their farms. Yet most governance arrangements aimed at mitigating risks, such as certification, finance and insurance, are focused on the farm-level rather than the wider landscape within which farming takes place. In this paper we propose an integrated approach to area-based management of aquaculture risks that integrates collective action, risk assurance and transfer, and inclusive value chains. In doing so, we set a new research agenda for the integrated governance of mitigating production risks and producer vulnerability in global food production.
2019-01-01T00:00:00ZGenetic mixed-stock analysis of short mackerel, Rastrelliger brachysoma, catches in the Gulf of Thailand: Evidence of transboundary migration of the commercially important fish
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/6733
Genetic mixed-stock analysis of short mackerel, Rastrelliger brachysoma, catches in the Gulf of Thailand: Evidence of transboundary migration of the commercially important fish
Kongseng, Sirithorn; Phoonsawat, Ratanavaree; Wanchana, Worawit; Swatdipong, Akarapong
Short mackerel, Rastrelliger brachysoma, is one of commercially important marine species in the Gulf of Thailand. The mackerel resource has been faced with overfishing and sharply declined. Here, genetic mixed-stock analysis was performed using eleven microsatellite loci on 1675 short mackerel individuals caught, in 2014, from its four major fishing grounds of Thai waters in the Gulf of Thailand. Short mackerel populations from Thai, Cambodian, Vietnamese and Malaysian waters in the Gulf of Thailand were used as baselines. The mixed-stock analysis revealed that these populations significantly contributed to catches of the four fishing grounds in Thai water. The Samut Songkhram population, representing sedentary behavior, was the major contributor (52.71 %) to the total catch from the Inner Gulf of Thailand. The Surat Thani population dominantly contributed 46.23 % to the total catch from lower part of the Central Gulf of Thailand, where the fishing ground surrounds its spawning ground. The populations from Cambodia and Malaysia corporately contributed of 70.95 % and 87.88 % to the total catches from the Eastern Gulf of Thailand and upper part of the Central Gulf of Thailand, respectively. According to these analysis results, the populations from neighboring countries to Thailand displayed transboundary migration and significantly contributed to fishery catches in the Thai water. Therefore, profound sub-regional cooperation from Gulf of Thailand countries is required for effective fishery management of the short mackerel resource to be sustainable.
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