Fish for the People: Recent submissions
481-500 / 521
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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 ... -
On the thin line between artificial reefs and fish aggregating devices
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)Details are given of a new design of durable Artificial Reef Fish Aggregating Device (ARFAD) developed by researchers of SEAFDEC Marine Fisheries Resources Development and Management Department. This new approach aims to ... -
Regulating access to fisheries freezing the fishing fleets
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)Excess fishing capacity in world fisheries is of increasing concern, as it contributes considerably to overfishing, the degradation of marine fisheries resources and habitats, and can be considered as a significant economic ... -
Regulating access to fisheries making the law work: Decentralization & rights-based fisheries in the Philippines
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)An examination is made of participatory coastal resources management approaches in the Philippines, providing a summary of lessons to be learnt from these experiences. The article is based on both a review of relevant ... -
Locally-based coastal resources enhancement in the Province of Aklan, Philippines: A success story
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)For more than 3 decades, the rural coastlines of the Philippines have been becoming increasingly depleted due to commercial fishing, migration to coastal areas, and clearing of upland forests. Various threats have led to ... -
Using indicators for the sustainable development and management of fisheries in the ASEAN region
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)The 'Identification of indicators for sustainable development and management of capture fisheries' is one of the projects formulated under the Special 5-year programme of SEAFDEC. The state of fishery resources in the ASEAN ... -
HRD for fisheries management: Implications of integrating social, legal and environmental aspects
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)An examination is made of social, legal and environmental aspects of human resource development (HRD) in fisheries management. Particular reference is made to the outcomes and recommendations of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Regional ... -
Learning about our fishing gear and fish resources: Overlooked and scattered information on inland capture fisheries
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)Details are given of activities conducted in the framework of the special 5-year project initiated by ASEAN and SEAFDEC 'Information gathering for inland capture fisheries in ASEAN countries'. The project aims at strengthening ... -
The SEAFDEC working group on regional fisheries policy
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)SEAFDEC, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, is an autonomous intergovernmental body established as a regional treaty organization to promote sustainable fisheries in Southeast Asia. The Secretariat, based ... -
Sida’s marine initiative and Swedish support for cooperation with ASEAN-SEAFDEC
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)On 29th August 2003, an Agreement was signed between the National Swedish Board of Fisheries (NBF) and SEAFDEC for Human Resource Development on the Support of Implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries ... -
Shark and ray fisheries in Cambodia: A review of national management activities
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)Cambodia is both a signatory party to CITES and a member of FAO, and thus is required to implement a national plan of action for the conservation and sustainable use of shark and ray resources. But at the national level ... -
Fisheries management in Southeast Asia: Where indicators come in
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)This article is broadly based on the Second Regional Technical Consultation on the Use of Indicators for the Sustainable Development and Management of Capture Fisheries organized by SEAFDEC (Southeast Asian Fisheries ... -
From community-based management to co-management of habitats and coastal resources - Thailand’s experience
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)Thailand has been particularly active in developing its decentralization policy, promoting governance at both provincial and local levels. Different processes and tools are being tried out through a number of national ...
