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Coastal livelihood opportunities in Cambodia
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Building an online collaborative database for fisheries habitat management in Southeast Asia - the South China sea meta-database
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)Highlights are provided of the South China Sea Meta-Database that has recently been developed by the South China Sea project, in collaboration with the Southeast Asian Regional Learning Centre and the Southeast Asia START ... -
SEAFDEC and the year of the (marine) turtle 2006
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)SEAFDEC is a regional organization that has a mandate to promote sustainable fisheries in the region, including the management and conservation of fishery resources such as fish and marine turtles. Currently, marine turtle ... -
The South China sea project: Establishing a regional system of fisheries refugia
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)Details are given of activities carried out within the framework of the UNEP/GEF project 'Reversing Environmental Degradation Trends in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand', considering in particular the integration ... -
Eco-labelling aquatic products: Can consumer power make the management of Southeast Asian fisheries more sustainable?
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)In this article, the authors discuss eco-labelling in the ASEAN region context, highlighting some relevant experience with eco-labelling of aquatic products in Europe. Reference is also made to the outcomes and recommendations ... -
Adventures in the co-management wonderland: Measuring the human dimension
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Aquaculture of marine shrimp in Southeast Asia and China: Major constrains for export
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)Together with China, the countries of Southeast Asia are the world's main producers of farmed aquatic organisms. Considering cultured marine shrimps alone, their production share amounts to some 70% of global production, ... -
Prized commodity: Low value/trash fish from marine fisheries in the Asia-pacific region
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2005)The use of the terms 'low value' and 'trash fish' varies across the Asia-Pacific region and can also change both seasonally and with location. This article defines low value/trash fish as 'Fish that have a low commercial ... -
Towards rights-based fisheries: The case of Bang Saphan bay
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2005)Bang Saphan Bay Community-based Fisheries Management (CBFM) is a pilot project that was started in 1999, to deal with the issue of fishery conflicts in the area over the resources, by setting new regulations and ensuring ... -
Integrating formal and customary approaches to responsible fisheries: A case study of district fisheries services in Nusa Tenggara Barat province, Lombok, Indonesia
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2005)The Indonesian island, Lombok Timur, has made notable efforts towards implementing the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries. In particular, a framework has been established for participative coastal fisheries ... -
Development of SEAFDEC regional guidelines on co-management by means of group user rights
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2005)In the Southeast Asian context, small-scale fisheries, which involve either full-time or part-time activities in inland and inshore waters, constitute the major part of the sector. With a view to developing and improving ... -
Strategy and program for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the fishery sector in Aceh and Nias, Indonesia, following the tsunami
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2005)An overview is presented of the actions to be taken by a strategy prepared by the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, with the assistance of the FAO, Asian Development Bank and the World Bank, for the ... -
Assisting people affected by the tsunami: The ASEAN-SEAFDEC collaborative framework
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2005)The tsunami of 26 December 2004 caused tremendous damage to the people and communities living along the coastal areas in various parts of the Indian Ocean. Great efforts have been made to provide for the affected people ... -
Safety at sea for small fishing boats and other craft
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2005)This article outlines some actions that boat owners may undertake to ensure that the emergency rescue provisions are available wherever they are called upon. The required actions affecting inshore small-scale fishing vessels ... -
Rehabilitation strategy for fisheries resources and tsunami victims among fishing communities of Thailand
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2005)On 26 December 2004, a massive earthquake near the coast of the island of Sumatra (Indonesia) triggered a tsunami that caused massive damage to communities around the Indian Ocean, including many along the Andaman Sea coast ... -
Improvement of fishery statistics in the ASEAN region: Why? What? How?
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2005)Fishery statistics are widely recognized as an important tool for providing crucial help in determining national fisheries policies, formulating national management frameworks and actions, and understanding the status and ... -
Learning from the Japanese rights-based fisheries system: Managing our small-scale fisheries
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)A discussion is presented on a rights-based fishery management system developed in Japan, considering its application to the Southeast Asian region. Some features of this system may provide guidance to fisheries policy ... -
Decentralization of marine fisheries management in Indonesia: A review with an economic perspective
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)An examination is made of the performance of deconcentration of authority in Indonesia in the marine and fisheries sector. Findings indicate that, although there is a shift in national development strategy to be more equal ... -
Retaining our mangrove greenbelt: Integrating mangroves and aquaculture
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)Although multilateral agencies in Southeast Asia have long been promoting that mangroves, and other wetlands, are wastelands to be put into better use, such as conversion to ponds. However, there is a need for Mangrove ... -
Koi Herpesvirus – A new threat to fish culture: Mobilizing Southeast Asian capacity
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)Koi herpesvirus (KHV) is a new pathogen in Southeast Asia, where its infection was first detected in common and koi carps (Cyprinus carpio) from Indonesia in March 2002. Since then, in Indonesia there have been numerous ...
